Intraspecific nest parasitism of cavity-nesting wood ducks: costs and benefits to hosts and parasites

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 917-926

  Nielsen, Charlotte Roy ^a   Parker, Patricia G ^a   Gates, Robert J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; CAVITY; CLUTCH SIZE; EGG PRODUCTION; FITNESS; HATCHING; HOST SPECIFICITY; INCUBATION; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; NEST; NESTING; PARASITISM; PARENTAL CARE; PREDATION RISK; SIMULATION;

AIX; AIX SPONSA; AVES;

EID: 33748627730     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2006.03.004     Document Type: Article

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