Nest building is an indicator of parental quality in the monogamous neotropical Buff-breasted Wren (Thryothorus leucotis)

Auk

Volumn 122, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1169-1181

  Gill, Sharon A ^a,b   Stutchbury, Bridget J M ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Buff breasted Wren; Feeding rates; Nest building; Nestling provisioning; Parental care; Thryothorus leucotis

Indexed keywords

BIOINDICATOR; FOOD PROVISIONING; NEST STRUCTURE; PARENTAL CARE; PASSERINE;

THRYOTHORUS LEUCOTIS;

EID: 17644409290     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1642/0004-8038(2005)122[1169:NBIAIO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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