Contrasting effects of reduced incubation cost on clutch attendance by male and female European starlings

Behaviour

Volumn 142, Issue 11-12, 2005, Pages 1479-1493

  Magrath, Michael J L ^a,b   Van Overveld, Thijs ^b   Komdeur, Jan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biparental care; Brood patch; Compensation; Cost of incubation; European starling; Incubation; Nest attentiveness; Parental care

Indexed keywords

AVES; STURNUS VULGARIS;

EID: 34547815139     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: 1568539X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853905774831837     Document Type: Article

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