Nest predation and the evolution of conspecific brood parasitism: From risk spreading to risk assessment

American Naturalist

Volumn 169, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 94-104

  Pöysä, Hannu ^a   Pesonen, Mauri ^a  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Bucephala clangula; Conspecific brood parasitism; Nest predation; Risk assessment; Selective advantage of parasitism

Indexed keywords

BROOD PARASITISM; CONSPECIFIC; FITNESS; NEST PREDATION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVORSHIP; WATERFOWL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; DUCKS AND GEESE; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; NESTING; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ANSERIFORMES; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NESTING BEHAVIOR;

BUCEPHALA CLANGULA;

EID: 33846250898     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/509943     Document Type: Article

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