Host responses to cowbirds near the nest: Cues for recognition

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1287-1293

  Gill, Sharon A ^a,b   Neudorf, Diane L ^a,c   Sealy, Spencer G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c POMONA COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENDROICA PETECHIA; MELOSPIZA MELODIA; MOLOTHRUS; MOLOTHRUS ATER;

BILL SHAPE; BROOD PARASITISM; BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD; RECOGNITION CUE; VOCALIZATION; YELLOW WARBLER;

EID: 0031451112     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.1996.0362     Document Type: Article

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