Parent-offspring associations in wintering brent geese: Parental investment or mutual assistance?

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 272, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 398-405

  Tinkler, E ^a   Montgomery, W I ^a   Elwood, R W ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brent; Parent offspring associations; Parental investment; Passive assistance

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; JUVENILE; MUTUALISM; PARENT-OFFSPRING INTERACTION; PARENTAL CARE; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; WATERFOWL; WINTER;

CANADA; CANADIAN ARCTIC; NORTH AMERICA;

ANSER; BRANTA; BRANTA BERNICLA HROTA;

EID: 34447622260     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2007.00281.x     Document Type: Article

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