Do avian brood parasites eavesdrop on heterospecific sexual signals revealing host quality? A review of the evidence

Animal Cognition

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 81-88

  Parejo, Deseada ^a   Avilés, Jesús M ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE ECOLOGÍA FUNCIONAL Y EVOLUTIVA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Brood parasitism; Heterospecific eavesdropping; Host choice; Public information; Sexual ornaments

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BIRD; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; NESTING; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SHORT SURVEY;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; NESTING BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALIA; AVES;

EID: 33947542768     PISSN: 14359448     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10071-006-0055-2     Document Type: Short Survey

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