Optimal clutch size and conspecific brood parasitism

Nature

Volumn 392, Issue 6674, 1998, Pages 380-383

  Lyon, Bruce E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; BROOD PARASITISM; CLUTCH SIZE; CONSPECIFIC BROOD PARASITISM;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BIRD; BODY GROWTH; EGG; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; PARASITISM; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0032568409     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/32878     Document Type: Article

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