Parent presence, delayed dispersal, and territory acquisition in the Seychelles warbler

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 874-879

  Eikenaar, C ^a   Richardson, D S ^b   Brouwer, L ^a   Komdeur, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acrocephalus sechellensis; Delayed dispersal; Indirect benefits; Parent replacement; Territory acquisition

Indexed keywords

COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DISPERSAL; JUVENILE; NEPOTISM; PARENTAL CARE; SONGBIRD; TERRITORY;

ACROCEPHALUS SECHELLENSIS;

EID: 34548462491     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arm047     Document Type: Article

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