Social context affects risk taking by a satellite species in a mixed-species foraging group

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 110-114

  Dolby, Andrew S ^a,b   Grubb Jr , Thomas C ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Baeolophus bicolor; Group foraging; Mixed species group; Predation; Sitta carolinensis; Social behavior; Tufted titmouse; White breasted nuthatch

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION; AVIFAUNA; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; PREDATION RISK;

NORTH AMERICA;

BAEOLOPHUS BICOLOR; PICOIDES PUBESCENS; POECILE CAROLINENSIS; SITTA CAROLINENSIS;

EID: 0034056652     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/11.1.110     Document Type: Article

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