Begging, food provisioning, and nestling competition in great tit broods infested with ectoparasites

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 127-131

  Christe, Philippe ^b   Richner, Heinz ^a   Oppliger, Anne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Brood value; Ectoparasites; Food provisioning; Great tit; Investment trade off; Nestling begging; Nestling competition; Signaling

Indexed keywords

BEGGING BEHAVIOUR; ECTOPARASITE; GREAT TIT; HEN FLEA; NESTLING COMPETITION;

CERATOPHYLLUS GALLINAE; PARIDAE; PARUS MAJOR; SIPHONAPTERA;

EID: 0029751247     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/7.2.127     Document Type: Article

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