Long-lasting mobbing of the pied flycatcher increases the risk of nest predation

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1082-1084

  Krams, Indrikis ^a   Krama, Tatjana ^b   Igaune, Kristine ^a   Mänd, Raivo ^b  

^a DAUGAVPILS UNIVERSITY   (Latvia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Antipredator behavior; Ficedula hypoleuca; Long lasting mobbing; Mobbing costs; Pied flycatcher

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE RADIATION; ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; CALLING BEHAVIOR; MOBBING; NEST PREDATION; PASSERINE; PREDATION RISK;

AVES; COTURNIX; COTURNIX COTURNIX; FICEDULA HYPOLEUCA; MARTES MARTES; PASSERIFORMES; PHASIANIDAE;

EID: 35848961224     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arm079     Document Type: Article

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