Nest defence by yellow warblers: Recognition of a brood parasite and an avian nest predator

Behaviour

Volumn 133, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 263-282

  Gill, Sharon A ^a   Sealy, Spencer G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR BEHAVIOUR; BROOD PARASITE; BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD; COMMON GRACKLE; FOX SPARROW; NEST PREDATION; YELLOW WARBLER;

DENDROICA PETECHIA; MOLOTHRUS ATER; PASSERELLA ILIACA; QUISCALUS QUISCULA;

EID: 0030429914     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853996x00143     Document Type: Article

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