Risk taking by singing males

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 41-53

  Moller A P ^a   Nielsen, J T ^b   Garamzegi, L Z ^c  

^a Laboratoire de Parasitologie Evolutive CNRS UMR 7103 UFR 927   (France)

^b Campus Drie Eiken ^*  (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Malaria; Natural antibodies; Parasitism; Predation; Song; Song post

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; FITNESS; FLIGHT ACTIVITY; HEMOPARASITE; MALARIA; NATURAL SELECTION; PARASITISM; PREDATION; PREDATION RISK; PROTOZOAN; RAPTOR; SEXUAL SELECTION; SONG;

ACCIPITER NISUS; AVES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 38149005585     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arm098     Document Type: Article

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