Cooperative breeding in southern African passerines and brood parasitism: Is there a relationship?

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 295-298

  Monadjem, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SWAZILAND   (Swaziland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROOD PARASITISM; COOPERATIVE BREEDING; HELPING BEHAVIOUR;

AFRICA, (SOUTHERN);

PASSERIFORMES;

EID: 0029660857     PISSN: 00382353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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