Sexual conflict over parental care in Penduline Tits Remiz pendulinus: The process of clutch desertion

Ibis

Volumn 149, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 530-534

  Van Dijk, René E ^a,c   Szentirmai, István ^b,d   Komdeur, Jan ^a   Székely, Tamás ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^c University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^d Directory of Orség National Park   (Hungary)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; BREEDING SEASON; BROOD DESERTION; NESTING BEHAVIOR; PARENTAL CARE; PASSERINE; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEXUAL CONFLICT;

AVES; PASSERIFORMES; REMIZ PENDULINUS;

EID: 34447123461     PISSN: 00191019     EISSN: 1474919X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2007.00679.x     Document Type: Article

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