Interspecific brood parasitism and the evolution of host clutch sizes

Evolutionary Ecology Research

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 559-570

  Hauber, Mark E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Co evolution; Conspecific brood parasitism; Cowbirds; Optimal clutch sizes

Indexed keywords

AVES; GALLIFORMES; MOLOTHRUS; MOLOTHRUS ATER;

EID: 0012454207     PISSN: 15220613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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