Nest mate size, but not short-term need, influences begging behavior of a generalist brood parasite

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 222-230

  Rivers, James W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Begging behavior; Begging intensity; Brown headed cowbird; Molothrus ater; Nestling competition; Short term need

Indexed keywords

BEGGING BEHAVIOR; BIRD; BROOD PARASITISM; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); NESTING BEHAVIOR; NESTLING; NESTMATE RECOGNITION;

MOLOTHRUS; MOLOTHRUS ATER;

EID: 33845884037     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arl068     Document Type: Article

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