Support for the nest mimicry hypothesis in Yellow-rumped Thornbills Acanthiza chrysorrhoa

Ibis

Volumn 150, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 550-557

  Galligan, Toby Heath ^a   Kleindorfer, Sonia ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Artificial and natural nests; Model eggs; Nest camouflage; Nest concealment; Nest type; Predation

Indexed keywords

BROOD PARASITISM; CONCEALMENT BEHAVIOR; MIMICRY; NATURAL SELECTION; NEST; NESTING SUCCESS; PASSERINE; PREDATION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

ACANTHIZA CHRYSORRHOA;

EID: 51349120230     PISSN: 00191019     EISSN: 1474919X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2008.00819.x     Document Type: Article

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