Paternal care in the European starling, Sturnus vulgaris: Nestling provisioning

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 301-309

  Sandell, Maria I ^a   Smith, Henrik G ^a   Bruun, Måns ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Mating systems; Nestling feeding; Parental investment; Sturnus vulgaris

Indexed keywords

AVES; STURNIDAE; STURNUS VULGARIS;

EID: 0030462328     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002650050293     Document Type: Article

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