Effects of brood parasitism by the great spotted cuckoo on the breeding success of the magpie host: an experimental study

Ardeola

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 87-96

  Soler, Manuel ^a   Martînez, Juan Gabriel ^a   Soler, Juan José ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Brood parasitism; Clamator glandarius; Host breeding success; Pica pica

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002053140     PISSN: 05707358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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