Helping enhances multiple components of reproductive success in the cooperatively breeding apostlebird

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1039-1050

  Woxvold, Iain A ^a   Magrath, Michael J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Brood reduction; Clutch size; Cooperative breeding; Load lightening; Struthidea cinerea

Indexed keywords

BIRD; BREEDING SEASON; CLUTCH SIZE; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FLEDGING; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

AVES; STRUTHIDEA CINEREA;

EID: 33745263194     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2005.01001.x     Document Type: Article

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