Behavioral correlations across breeding contexts provide a mechanism for a cost of aggression

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1011-1019

  Duckworth, Renée A ^a,b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aggression; Behavioral syndrome; Fitness cost; Parental care; Sialia mexicana

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BIRD; BREEDING POPULATION; CAVITY; DEFENSE MECHANISM; MATING BEHAVIOR; PARENTAL CARE; PHENOTYPE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

AVES; SIALIA MEXICANA;

EID: 33749530852     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arl035     Document Type: Article

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