Fledgling begging and parental responsiveness in American dippers (Cinclus mexicanus)

Behaviour

Volumn 144, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 485-501

  Middleton, Holly A ^a   Green, David J ^a   Krebs, Elizabeth A ^b  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Parent offspring conflict; Parental care; Post fledging period

Indexed keywords

AVES; CINCLIDAE; CINCLUS MEXICANUS;

EID: 34249978394     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: 1568539X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853907780713064     Document Type: Article

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