Incubation delays territory defence by male blue-headed vireos, Vireo solitarius

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 143-148

  Chiver, Ioana ^a   Morton, Eugene S ^b   Stutchbury, Bridget J M ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

biparental care; blue headed vireo; cooperation; genetic monogamy; incubation and territory defence; sex role convergence; simulated territorial intrusion; Vireo solitarius

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; INCUBATION; MALE; MONOGAMY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SONGBIRD; TERRITORIALITY;

NORTH AMERICA;

ANIMALIA; PASSERIFORMES; VIREO SOLITARIUS;

EID: 33845754441     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2006.06.001     Document Type: Article

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