Egg rejection behaviour in the great reed warbler (Acrocephalus arundinaceus): The effect of egg type

Journal of Ethology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 389-395

  Honza, Marcel ^a   Moskát, Csaba ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF VERTEBRATE BIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b Institute and Museum of Military History Budapest   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Brood parasitism; Cuculus canorus; Decision making; Egg ejection; Hosts

Indexed keywords

ACROCEPHALUS ARUNDINACEUS; CUCULUS CANORUS;

EID: 51449088593     PISSN: 02890771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10164-008-0093-0     Document Type: Article

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