Nest defence by Magpies (Pica pica) and the brood parasitic Great Spotted Cuckoos (Clamator glandarius) in parasitized and unparasitized nests

Journal fur Ornithologie

Volumn 140, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 199-205

  Soler, Manuel ^a   Martínez, Juan Gabriel ^a   Soler, Juan José ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Brood parasitism; Parental care; Predation risk

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; BROOD PARASITISM; NESTING BEHAVIOR; PARENTAL CARE;

SPAIN;

CLAMATOR GLANDARIUS; CORVIDAE; CUCULIDAE; PICA; PICA PICA;

EID: 0344631704     PISSN: 00218375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01653599     Document Type: Article

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