Parental investment with a superior alien in the brood

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 2165-2172

  Holen, O H ^a   Johnstone, R A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Avian brood parasitism; Begging; Extra pair young; Optimization model; Parentage; Parental investment; Paternity

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; BEGGING BEHAVIOR; BROOD PARASITISM; EXTRA-PAIR COPULATION; OPTIMIZATION; PARENTAL CARE; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; PATERNITY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIRD; CLUTCH SIZE; FEMALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; CLUTCH SIZE; FEMALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTION;

AVES;

EID: 35448962150     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2007.01426.x     Document Type: Article

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