Cooperative breeding in birds: The role of ecology

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 465-471

  Arnold, Kathryn E ^a   Owens, Lan P F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Birds; Comparative methods; Cooperative breeding; Ecological constraints; Mating system

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; BIRD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COOPERATIVE BREEDING; PHYLOGENY;

AVES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032717719     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/10.5.465     Document Type: Article

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