Higher-level evolution of intraspecific flock-feeding in birds

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 480-487

  Beauchamp, Guy ^a  

^a Faculty of Veterinary Medicine   (Canada)

Author keywords

Birds; Flocking; Kin groups; Predation; Prey dispersal

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AGGREGATION BEHAVIOR; BODY SIZE; EVOLUTION; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; PREY AVAILABILITY; RELATEDNESS;

AVES;

EID: 0036556195     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-002-0461-7     Document Type: Article

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