Cuckoo growth performance in parasitized and unused hosts: Not only host size matters

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 716-723

  Grim, Tomáš ^a  

^a PALACKÝ UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Brood parasitism; Cuculus canorus; Growth; Host selection; Parental care

Indexed keywords

BIRD; BODY SIZE; BROOD PARASITISM; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); FLEDGING; GROWTH RESPONSE; HOST USE;

ACROCEPHALUS; ACROCEPHALUS SCIRPACEUS; CUCULIDAE; CUCULUS CANORUS; PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS; TURDUS; TURDUS MERULA; TURDUS PHILOMELOS;

EID: 33747602311     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-006-0215-z     Document Type: Article

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