A model for the evolution of crèching behaviour in gulls

Evolutionary Ecology

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 489-503

  Besnard, Aurelien ^a   Gimenez, Olivier ^a   Lebreton, Jean Dominique ^a  

^a CENTRE D ECOLOGIE FONCTIONNELLE ET EVOLUTIVE   (France)

Author keywords

Cr ching behaviour; ESS; Gulls; Habitat instability; Predation

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; EVOLUTIONARILY STABLE STRATEGY; PARENTAL CARE; PREDATION; SEABIRD;

GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 0036426264     PISSN: 02697653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020809528816     Document Type: Article

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