Sexual conflict over parental care in a species with female and male brood desertion

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 779-785

  Griggio, Matteo ^a,b   Pilastro, Andrea ^b  

^a KONRAD LORENZ INSTITUTE FOR ETHOLOGY   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

compensation; feeding rate; negotiation process; nestling survival; Petronia petronia; rock sparrow

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BROOD DESERTION; COMPENSATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; NESTLING; PARENTAL CARE; PASSERINE; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL CONFLICT; SURVIVAL; TRADE-OFF;

PETRONIA PETRONIA;

EID: 35148900947     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2007.01.007     Document Type: Article

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