Does brood reduction provide nestling survivors with a food bonus?

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1063-1076

  Ploger, Bonnie J ^a,b  

^a University of Florida ^*  (United States)

^b HAMLINE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROOD REDUCTION; BROWN PELICAN; FOOD PROVISIONING; NESTLING; SIBLICIDE;

AVES; BONUS; GALLIFORMES; GALLUS GALLUS; PELECANIDAE; PELECANUS OCCIDENTALIS;

EID: 0030660582     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.1997.0503     Document Type: Article

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