A future cost of misdirected parental care for brood parasitic young?

Folia Zoologica

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 367-374

  Hauber, Mark E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Brood parasitism; Clutch size; Laying date; Manipulation; Parental care

Indexed keywords

BIRD; BROOD PARASITISM; CLUTCH SIZE; LAYING DATE; PARENTAL CARE; REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT; REPRODUCTIVE POTENTIAL;

MOLOTHRUS ATER; SAYORNIS PHOEBE;

EID: 33846409462     PISSN: 01397893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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