Effects of intra- and interspecific brood parasitism on a precocial host, the canvasback, Aythya valisineria

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 153-161

  Sorenson, Michael D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Aythya americana; Aythya valisineria; canvasback; interspecific brood parasitism; intraspecific brood parasitism; redhead

Indexed keywords

BROOD PARASITISM; CANVASBACK; REDHEAD;

CANADA, MANITOBA;

AYTHYA AMERICANA; AYTHYA VALISINERIA;

EID: 0030619973     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/8.2.153     Document Type: Article

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