Barn swallow chicks beg more loudly when broodmates are unrelated

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 256-262

  Boncoraglio, G ^a   Saino, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Begging; Brood parasitism; Extra pair paternity; Hirundo rustica; Kin selection; Sibling competition

Indexed keywords

BEGGING BEHAVIOR; BROOD PARASITISM; KIN SELECTION; PARENTAL CARE; PASSERINE; RELATEDNESS; SURVIVAL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GENETICS; MALE; NESTING; SWALLOW (BIRD); VOCALIZATION;

ANIMALS; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MALE; NESTING BEHAVIOR; SWALLOWS; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

ANIMALIA; AVES; HIRUNDO; HIRUNDO RUSTICA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 37149041902     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2007.01441.x     Document Type: Article

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