A model system for coevolution: Avian brood parasitism

Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1990, Pages 481-508

  Rothstein, Stephen I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cowbird; Cuckoo; Generalists; Parasite host interactions; Social parasitism; Specialists

Indexed keywords

AVES; GALLIFORMES; ANOMALOSPIZA IMBERBIS; CUCULINAE; HETERONETTA ATRICAPILLA; ICTERINAE; INDICATORIDAE; MOLOTHRUS ATER; MOLOTHRUS BONARIENSIS; MOLOTHRUS RUFOAXILLARIS; NEOMORPHINAE; VIDUINAE;

BLACK-HEADED DUCK; BROOD PARASITISM; BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD; COEVOLUTION; COWBIRD; CUCKOO; CUCKOO-FINCH; HONEYGUIDE; SCREAMING COWBIRD; SHINY COWBIRD; WHYDAH;

EID: 0025529266     PISSN: 00664162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.es.21.110190.002405     Document Type: Article

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