Begging and short-term need in cowbird nestlings: How different are brood parasites

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 352-359

  Lichtenstein, G ^a,c   Dearborn, Donald C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Universidad de Buenos Aires   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Begging; Brood parasite; Cowbird; Molothrus; Short term need

Indexed keywords

BEGGING BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BIRD; BROOD PARASITISM; NESTLING;

DENDROICA; DENDROICA PETECHIA; MOLOTHRUS; MOLOTHRUS ATER; MOLOTHRUS BONARIENSIS; TURDIDAE; TURDUS; TURDUS RUFIVENTRIS;

EID: 4143093994     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-004-0795-4     Document Type: Article

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