Parent-absent begging: Evidence for sibling honesty and cooperation in the spotless starling (Sturnus unicolor)

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 279-284

  Bulmer, Elena ^a   Celis, Patricia ^b   Gil, Diego ^a  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Begging in the absence of parents; Food deprivation; Sibling competition; Sibling negotiation; Spotless starling; Sturnus unicolor

Indexed keywords

BEGGING BEHAVIOR; BROOD SIZE; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FOOD LIMITATION; HONEST SIGNALING; NESTLING; PASSERINE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SIBLING;

AVES; STURNUS UNICOLOR;

EID: 52449103541     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arm134     Document Type: Article

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