Clutches of Rufous Bush Chats Cercotrichas galactotes parasitised by Cuckoos Cuculus canorus contain larger eggs

Ardea

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 109-112

  Alvarez, Fernando ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cercotrichas galactotes; Cuculus canorus; Egg size; Parasitism

Indexed keywords

BROOD PARASITISM; EGG SIZE; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION;

SPAIN;

CERCOTRICHAS GALACTOTES; CUCULUS CANORUS;

EID: 0033932432     PISSN: 03732266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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