Reduced growth but not survival of chicks with altered gape patterns: Implications for the evolution of nestling similarity in a parasitic finch

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 839-848

  Schuetz, Justin G ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROOD PARASITISM; FOOD PROVISIONING; GROWTH RATE; PARENTAL CARE; PASSERINE; SURVIVAL;

AVES; ESTRILDA ASTRILD; VIDUA; VIDUA MACROURA;

EID: 25644442360     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2005.01.007     Document Type: Article

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