Factors affecting offspring survival and development in a cooperative bird: Social, maternal and environmental effects

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 750-760

  Ridley, A R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Arabian babbler; Cooperative breeding; Helpers; Maternal effects; Offspring survival and development; Social effects; Turdoides squamiceps

Indexed keywords

BIRD; BREEDING; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; FLEDGING; MATERNAL EFFECT; PASSERINE; SURVIVAL;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BIRD; COOPERATION; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; NESTING; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REPRODUCTION; SURVIVAL; TIME;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BIRDS; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HELPING BEHAVIOR; MALE; NESTING BEHAVIOR; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REPRODUCTION; SURVIVAL; TIME FACTORS;

AVES; TURDOIDES SQUAMICEPS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 34250763676     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2007.01248.x     Document Type: Article

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