Food availability affects diurnal nest predation and adult antipredator behaviour in song sparrows, Melospiza melodia

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 933-940

  Duncan Rastogi, Anne ^a   Zanette, Liana ^a   Clinchy, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; BEGGING BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BIRD; BROOD SIZE; CRITICAL ANALYSIS; DIURNAL VARIATION; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; INCUBATION; NEST PREDATION; NESTLING; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

AVES; MELOSPIZA; MELOSPIZA MELODIA;

EID: 33748597692     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2006.03.006     Document Type: Article

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