Filial cannibalism at a House Finch nest

Wilson Bulletin

Volumn 117, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 413-415

  Gilbert, William M ^a   Nolan, Paul M ^b,c   Stoehr, Andrew M ^b,d   Hill, Geoffrey E ^b  

^a Auburn Univ ^*  (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ITHACA COLLEGE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANNIBALISM; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; PASSERINE;

CARPODACUS MEXICANUS;

EID: 29244457550     PISSN: 00435643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1676/04-003.1     Document Type: Article

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