Helper effects on offspring production in cooperatively breeding brown jays (Cyanocorax morrio)

Auk

Volumn 123, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 847-857

  Williams, Dean A ^a,b   Hale, Amanda M ^a,c  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^c Department of Biology   (United States)

Author keywords

Brown Jay; Cooperative breeding; Cyanocorax mono; Helpers; New World jays; Reproductive success

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; BIRD; COOPERATIVE BREEDING; EUSOCIALITY; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

CENTRAL AMERICA; COSTA RICA; MONTEVERDE; PUNTARENAS;

CYANOCORAX; PSILORHINUS MORIO;

EID: 33746312039     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1642/0004-8038(2006)123[847:HEOOPI]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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