The spatial organization and mating system of Horsfield's bronze-cuckoos, Chalcites basalis

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 403-412

  Langmore, N E ^a   Adcock, G J ^a,b   Kilner, R M ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

brood parasite; Chalcites basalis; egg morphology; Horsfield's bronze cuckoo; mating system; monogamy; territoriality

Indexed keywords

BIRD; BROOD PARASITISM; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC MARKER; MONOGAMY; MORPHOLOGY; PARENTAL CARE; POLYGAMY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SIBLING; TERRITORIALITY;

AVES; CHALCITES BASALIS; CUCULIDAE;

EID: 34548646822     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2006.09.019     Document Type: Article

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