Influence of shape on egg discrimination in American robins and gray catbirds

Ethology

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 164-173

  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

BROOD PARASITISM; EGG; PASSERINE; SHAPE;

DUMETELLA; DUMETELLA CAROLINENSIS; MOLOTHRUS ATER; TURDUS MIGRATORIUS;

EID: 33645022106     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: 14390310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.2006.01143.x     Document Type: Article

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