Experimental manipulation of intraclutch variation in the great reed warbler shows no effect on rejection of parasitic eggs

Ethology

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 15-22

  Karcza, Zsolt ^a   Moskát, Csaba ^b   Cherry, Michael I ^c   Kisbenedek, Tibor ^b  

^a Inst of Environmental Management   (Hungary)

^b Institute and Museum of Military History Budapest   (Hungary)

^c STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROOD PARASITISM; COLOR; EGG REJECTION; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; MIMICRY;

HUNGARY;

ACROCEPHALUS ARUNDINACEUS; CUCULUS CANORUS; PHRAGMITES;

EID: 0037237635     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0310.2003.00839.x     Document Type: Article

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