Foraging behavior predicts age at independence in juvenile Eurasian dippers (Cinclus cinclus)

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 471-477

  Yoerg, Sonja I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cinclus cinclus; Development; Eurasian dippers; Foraging; Individual differences; Parental provisioning; Passerines; Skill acquisition

Indexed keywords

FORAGING BEHAVIOR; INDEPENDENCE; JUVENILE; PASSERINE; PROVISIONING;

CINCLUS CINCLUS;

EID: 0031716396     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/9.5.471     Document Type: Article

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