A rise in nest predation enhances the frequency of intraspecific brood parasitism in a moorhen population

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 143-153

  McRae, Susan B ^a  

^a Department of Zoology ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

brood parasitism; Gallinula chloropus; moorhen; predation; synchrony

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SYNCHRONY; BROOD PARASITISM; MOORHEN; NEST PREDATION;

UK, ENGLAND, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, PEAKIRK;

GALLINULA CHLOROPUS;

EID: 0030618142     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/6017     Document Type: Article

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