Is host activity necessary to elicit brood parasitism by cowbirds?

Ethology Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 161-171

  Robinson, W D ^a   Robinson, T R ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brood parasitism; Brown headed cowbird; Molothrus ater; Nest searching

Indexed keywords

BROOD PARASITISM; NEST; PASSERINE;

MOLOTHRUS;

EID: 0035013470     PISSN: 03949370     EISSN: 18287131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2001.9522782     Document Type: Article

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