Investment in nest defense by Northern Flickers: Effects of age and sex

Wilson Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 118, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 452-460

  Fisher, Ryan J ^a,b   Wiebe, Karen L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE-RELATED DIFFERENCE; ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; BIRD; BODY CONDITION; BODY SIZE; BROOD REARING; BROOD SIZE; CLUTCH SIZE; DEFENSE BEHAVIOR; NEST GUARDING; NESTING BEHAVIOR; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; RODENT; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL;

COLAPTES; COLAPTES AURATUS; PICIDAE; SCIURIDAE; TAMIASCIURUS; TAMIASCIURUS HUDSONICUS;

EID: 34249021077     PISSN: 15594491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1676/05-117.1     Document Type: Article

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