Dynamics of house sparrow biparental care: What contexts trigger partial compensation?

Ethology

Volumn 114, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 459-468

  Schwagmeyer, P L ^a   Bartlett, Terri L ^b   Schwabl, Hubert G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; NEST; PARENTAL CARE; PASSERINE;

PASSER DOMESTICUS;

EID: 41949126717     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: 14390310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.2008.01480.x     Document Type: Article

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