Indirect evidence of conspecific nest parasitism in the colonial whiskered tern (Chlidonias hybrida)

Comptes Rendus - Biologies

Volumn 331, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 559-567

  Paillisson, Jean Marc ^a   Latraube, Franck ^b   Marion, Loïc ^a   Bretagnolle, Vincent ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^b CENTRE D ETUDES BIOLOGIQUES DE CHIZÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Chlidonias hybrida; Clutch size; Conspecific nest parasitism; Egg morphology; Nest attendance; Synchrony in laying; Whiskered tern

Indexed keywords

BIRD; CLUTCH SIZE; COLONIAL BREEDING; CONSPECIFIC; NEST STRUCTURE; PARASITISM; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; BIRDS BY NESTING BEHAVIOR; BREEDING; CLUTCH SIZE; CONSPECIFIC NEST PARASITISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGG LAYING; EGG SIZE; INCUBATION TIME; NESTING; NONHUMAN; ORGANISM COLONY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION;

AVES; CHLIDONIAS HYBRIDUS; LARIDAE;

EID: 46549084059     PISSN: 16310691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crvi.2008.04.010     Document Type: Article

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