Parental care of a cowbird host: Caught between the costs of egg-removal and nest predation

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 269, Issue 1489, 2002, Pages 423-429

  Tewksbury, Joshua J ^a   Martin, Thomas E ^a   Hejl, Sallie J ^a   Kuehn, Michael J ^a   Wajid Jenkins, J ^a  

^a University of Florida ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Brood parasitism; Host egg removal; Incubation; Nest predation

Indexed keywords

BROOD PARASITISM; FITNESS; NEST GUARDING; NEST PREDATION; NESTING BEHAVIOR; PARENTAL CARE; TRADE-OFF;

ARTICLE; EGG LAYING; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; PARASITISM; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PREDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

AVES; DENDROICA; DENDROICA PETECHIA; MOLOTHRUS; MOLOTHRUS ATER;

EID: 53149105533     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2001.1894     Document Type: Article

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