Relic behaviours, coevolution and the retention versus loss of host defences after episodes of avian brood parasitism

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 95-107

  Rothstein, Stephen I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIPARASITE DEFENSE; AVIFAUNA; BROOD PARASITISM; COEVOLUTION;

AVES; CARETTA CARETTA; CAROLINENSIS; CUCULIDAE; DUMETELLA; DUMETELLA CAROLINENSIS; GALLIFORMES; LANIIDAE; LANIUS LUDOVICIANUS; MOLOTHRUS;

EID: 0035127872     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.2000.1570     Document Type: Article

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