Cues used by shiny cowbirds (Molothrus bonariensis) to locate and parasitise chalk-browed mockingbird (Mimus saturninus) nests

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 379-385

  Fiorini, Vanina D ^a   Reboreda, Juan C ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Brood parasitism; Chalk browed mockingbird; Egg punctures; Mimus saturninus; Molothrus bonariensis; Nest location; Shiny cowbird

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; BIRD; BROOD PARASITISM; EGG PRODUCTION; EGG SIZE; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; NEST SITE; PARASITE INTENSITY; SURVIVAL; SYNCHRONY;

AVES; MIMUS SATURNINUS; MOLOTHRUS BONARIENSIS;

EID: 33745234823     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-006-0175-3     Document Type: Article

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