Reproductive success and nest-site selection in a cooperative breeder: Effect of experience and a direct benefit of helping

Auk

Volumn 116, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 355-363

  Hatchwell, B J ^a   Russell, A F ^a   Fowlie, M K ^a   Ross, D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEST PREDATION; NEST SITE; PASSERINE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

AEGITHALOS CAUDATUS;

EID: 0032943429     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4089370     Document Type: Article

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