Male rock sparrows differentially allocate nest defence but not food provisioning to offspring

Behaviour

Volumn 146, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 209-223

  Matessi, Giuliano ^a   Carmagnani, Cristina ^b   Griggio, Matteo ^b   Pilastro, Andrea ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Differential allocation hypothesis; Female ornaments; Male parental investment; Nest defence; Parental care

Indexed keywords

AVES; PASSERIDAE; PETRONIA PETRONIA;

EID: 59649128724     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: 1568539X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853909X410748     Document Type: Article

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