Egg destruction and egg removal by avian brood parasites: Adaptiveness and consequences

Auk

Volumn 123, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 16-22

  Peer, Brian D ^a  

^a WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROOD PARASITISM; EGG; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION;

AVES;

EID: 32344447316     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1642/0004-8038(2006)123[0016:EDAERB]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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