Differences in rates of nest-visitation and removal of faecal sacs by male and female White-rumped Swallows

Emu

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 181-185

  Bulit, Florencia ^a   Palmerio, Andrés G ^a   Massoni, Viviana ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Feeding rate; Nest sanitation rate; Parental care; Parental investment; Tachycineta leucorrhoa

Indexed keywords

ASYMMETRY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; NEST; NESTLING; PARENTAL CARE; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; PASSERINE; SANITATION;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

AVES; HIRUNDINIDAE; TACHYCINETA; TACHYCINETA BICOLOR; TACHYCINETA LEUCORRHOA;

EID: 45849095137     PISSN: 01584197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MU07068     Document Type: Article

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