The role of posturing and calling in the begging display of nestling birds

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 188-193

  Leonard, Marty L ^a   Horn, Andrew G ^a   Parks, Emily ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Begging; Multicomponent signalling Signalling; Visual display; Vocal display

Indexed keywords

BEGGING BEHAVIOR; CALLING BEHAVIOR; NESTLING; PARENT-OFFSPRING INTERACTION; POSTURE;

AVES; HIRUNDINIDAE; TACHYCINETA; TACHYCINETA BICOLOR;

EID: 0037810607     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-003-0626-z     Document Type: Article

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