Protective nesting associations in birds

Ibis

Volumn 150, Issue SUPPL.1, 2008, Pages 146-167

  Quinn, John L ^a   Ueta, Mutsuyuki ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b Japan Bird Research Association   (Japan)

Author keywords

Commensalism; Group living; Hymenoptera; Mutualism; Nesting association; Parasitism; Predation

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; AVOIDANCE REACTION; COMMENSALISM; EVOLUTION; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MUTUALISM; PARASITISM; TRADE-OFF; WATERFOWL;

ANATIDAE; ANIMALIA; ANSERIFORMES; AVES; CHARADRIIFORMES; FALCONIFORMES; HYMENOPTERA; PASSERI; PASSERIFORMES;

EID: 50049120058     PISSN: 00191019     EISSN: 1474919X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2008.00823.x     Document Type: Article

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