The evolution of intraspecific brood parasitism in birds and insects

American Naturalist

Volumn 155, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 395-405

  Zink, Andrew G ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Birds; Evolutionarily stable strategy models; Insects; Intraspecific brood parasitism; Relatedness

Indexed keywords

ASYMMETRY; BROOD PARASITISM; EVOLUTIONARILY STABLE STRATEGY; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; INTRASPECIFIC INTERACTION; PARENTAL CARE;

EID: 0033999325     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/303325     Document Type: Article

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