Experimental evidence for offspring learning in parent-offspring communication

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 267, Issue 1454, 2000, Pages 1723-1727

  Kedar, H ^a   Rodriguez Girones, M A ^a   Yedvab, S ^a   Winkler, D W ^a   Lotem, A ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Learning; Nestling begging; Parent offspring conflict; Signalling

Indexed keywords

BEGGING BEHAVIOR; HONEST SIGNALING; LEARNING; PARENT-OFFSPRING INTERACTION;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BIRD; EXPERIENCE; LEARNING; NONHUMAN; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; VOCALIZATION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; NESTING; PHYSIOLOGY; SONGBIRD;

ANIMALIA; AVES; MAMMALIA; PASSER DOMESTICUS; PASSERIDAE;

ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; LEARNING; NESTING BEHAVIOR; SONGBIRDS;

EID: 0034618465     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2000.1201     Document Type: Article

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