Egg rejection behavior in a population exposed to parasitism: Village Weavers on Hispaniola

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 398-403

  Cruz, Alexander ^a   Prather, John W ^c   Wiley, James W ^b   Weaver, Pablo F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Egg rejection behavior; Hispaniola; Molothrus bonariensis; Ploceus cucullatus; Shiny Cowbird; Village Weaver

Indexed keywords

BIRD; EGG REJECTION; PARASITISM; PASSERINE;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; GREATER ANTILLES; HISPANIOLA;

CHRYSOCOCCYX CAPRIUS; CUCULIDAE; MOLOTHRUS; MOLOTHRUS BONARIENSIS; PLOCEINAE; PLOCEUS CUCULLATUS;

EID: 52449105670     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arm147     Document Type: Article

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