Adaptive phenotypic plasticity in an island songbird exposed to a novel predation risk

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 830-835

  Peluc, Susana I ^a,d   Sillett, T Scott ^b   Rotenberry, John T ^a   Ghalambor, Cameron K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^d NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive phenotypic plasticity; Nest site selection; Parental care; Predation risk

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; DECISION MAKING; FITNESS; ISLAND; NEST SITE; PARENTAL CARE; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PREDATION RISK; SITE SELECTION; SONGBIRD;

AVES; PASSERI; VERMIVORA CELATA;

EID: 47649120081     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arn033     Document Type: Article

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