Consequences of biparental care for begging and growth in zebra finches, Taeniopygia guttata

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 123-130

  Royle, Nick J ^a   Hartley, Ian R ^b   Parker, Geoff A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEGGING BEHAVIOR; BIRD; BROOD REARING; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD AVAILABILITY; GROWTH RATE; PARENTAL CARE; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY;

AVES; TAENIOPYGIA GUTTATA;

EID: 33745234836     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2005.09.023     Document Type: Article

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