Occurrence and evolution of cooperative breeding among the diurnal raptors (Accipitridae and Falconidae)

Auk

Volumn 120, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 717-729

  Kimball, Rebecca T ^a,b   Parker, Patricia G ^b,c   Bednarz, James C ^d  

^a University of Florida ^*  (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

^d ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COOPERATIVE BREEDING; EVOLUTION; GROUP BEHAVIOR; RAPTOR;

ACCIPITRIDAE; AVES; FALCONIDAE; GALLIFORMES; PASSERIFORMES; RAPTORES;

EID: 0041422554     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4090102     Document Type: Review

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