Is obligate siblicidal aggression food sensitive?

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 547-554

  Osorno, José Luis ^a,b   Drummond, Hugh ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Brood reduction; Siblicidal aggression; Sula leucogaster

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; FOOD PROVISIONING; NESTLING; SIBLICIDE;

AVES; GALLIFORMES; GALLUS GALLUS; SULA; SULA LEUCOGASTER; SULIDAE;

EID: 0142059934     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-003-0667-3     Document Type: Article

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