Are Blackcaps (Sylvia atricapilla) defending their nests also calling for help from their neighbours?

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 149, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 169-180

  Grim, Tomáš ^a  

^a PALACKÝ UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Aggression; Mobbing; Nest defence

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; BROOD PARASITISM; CALLING BEHAVIOR; MOBBING; NEST PREDATION; NESTING BEHAVIOR; PASSERINE;

AVES; CUCULUS CANORUS; PASSERIFORMES; SYLVIA ATRICAPILLA;

EID: 41349103665     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-007-0257-7     Document Type: Article

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