Investment strategies of breeders in avian cooperative breeding systems

American Naturalist

Volumn 154, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 205-219

  Hatchwell, B J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cooperative breeding; Long tailed tit; Optimal investment; Parental care

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; EUSOCIALITY; GROUP SIZE; PARENTAL INVESTMENT;

AEGITHALIDAE; AEGITHALOS CAUDATUS; AVES; GALLIFORMES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032885990     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/303227     Document Type: Article

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