Honesty in host-parasite communication signals: The case for begging by fledgling brown-headed cowbirds Molothrus ater

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 339-344

  Hauber, Mark E ^a,b   Ramsey, Caitlin K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEGGING BEHAVIOR; BROOD PARASITISM; COMMUNICATION; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; PARASITE;

MOLOTHRUS; MOLOTHRUS ATER;

EID: 0347900773     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0908-8857.2003.03158.x     Document Type: Article

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