The spatial distribution of avian relatives: Do obligate army-ant-following birds roost and feed near family members?

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2963-2974

  Chaves Campos, Johel ^a   DeWoody, J Andrew ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Eciton burchellii; Genetic structure; Kinship; Sociality; Territoriality; Thamnophilidae

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CLASSIFICATION; COSTA RICA; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GENETICS; GEOGRAPHY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SONGBIRD; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BIODIVERSITY; COSTA RICA; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GENETIC SPECIATION; GEOGRAPHY; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; PASSERIFORMES;

AVES; ECITON BURCHELLI; FORMICIDAE; PHAENOSTICTUS MCLEANNANI; THAMNOPHILIDAE;

EID: 44849140122     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: 1365294X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2008.03811.x     Document Type: Article

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