The evolution of egg size in the brood parasitic cuckoos

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 210-218

  Krüger, Oliver ^a   Davies, Nicholas B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brood parasitism; Cuckoo; Egg size; Host nest architecture

Indexed keywords

BIRD; BODY SIZE; BROOD PARASITISM; EGG SIZE; EVOLUTION; NEST STRUCTURE;

AVES; CHRYSOCOCCYX; CUCULIDAE; CUCULUS; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 1942539988     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arg104     Document Type: Article

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