Determinants of reproductive success in the Rufous Bush Robin (Cercotrichas galactotes)

Journal fur Ornithologie

Volumn 140, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 467-480

  Palomino, José Javier ^a   Martín Vivaldi, Manuel ^a   Soler, Manuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cuckoo parasitism; Divorce; Parental condition; Seasonal and interannual trends

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; PARASITISM; PASSERINE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

CERCOTRICHAS GALACTOTES; CUCULIDAE; CUCULUS CANORUS; PASSERIFORMES;

EID: 0342545884     PISSN: 00218375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01650991     Document Type: Article

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