Parasitism of maternal investment selects for increased clutch size and brood reduction in a host

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 126-131

  Cunningham, Emma J A ^a   Lewis, Sue ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allocation; Maternal investment; Obligate brood reduction; Parasitism

Indexed keywords

BROOD PARASITISM; CLUTCH SIZE; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

MOLOTHRUS; MONTEZUMA; PSAROCOLIUS MONTEZUMA; SCAPHIDURA ORYZIVORA;

EID: 28544449587     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arj006     Document Type: Article

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