Host recognition of brood parasites: Implications for methodology in studies of enemy recognition

Auk

Volumn 122, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 530-543

  Grim, Tomáš ^a  

^a PALACKÝ UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Brood parasitism; Coevolution; Discrimination; Methodology; Nest defense; Recognition

Indexed keywords

BROOD PARASITISM; EGG REJECTION; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; METHODOLOGY; RECOGNITION;

COLUMBA; COLUMBA LIVIA; CUCULUS CANORUS; SYLVIA ATRICAPILLA; TURDUS MERULA;

EID: 18744398787     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1642/0004-8038(2005)122[0530:HROBPI]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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