Grasp-ejection in two small ejecters of cowbird eggs: A test of bill-size constraints and the evolutionary equilibrium hypothesis

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 409-416

  Underwood, Todd J ^a,b   Sealy, Spencer G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BROOD PARASITISM; EGG REJECTION;

AVES; ICTERUS GALBULA; MOLOTHRUS ATER; VIREO GILVUS; VIREONIDAE;

EID: 31844444260     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2005.06.004     Document Type: Article

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