Benefits of large broods by higher chick survival and better territories in a precocial shorebird

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 589-598

  Lengyel, Szabolcs ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Alloparental care; Brood manipulation; Dilution effect; Optimal clutch size; Territory quality

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION BEHAVIOR; BROOD SIZE; CLUTCH SIZE; EGG PREDATION; FLEDGING; HABITAT QUALITY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; TERRITORY; WADER;

RECURVIROSTRA AVOSETTA;

EID: 33846545503     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-006-0288-8     Document Type: Article

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