Shiny cowbirds synchronize parasitism with host laying and puncture host eggs according to host characteristics

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 561-568

  Fiorini, Vanina D ^a   Tuero, Diego T ^a   Reboreda, Juan C ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

brood parasitism; chalk browed mockingbird; egg puncture; house wren; Mimus saturninus; Molothrus bonariensis; shiny cowbird; Troglodytes aedon

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BODY SIZE; BROOD PARASITISM; EGG PRODUCTION; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; PARENTAL CARE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SONGBIRD; SURVIVAL;

AVES; MIMUS SATURNINUS; MOLOTHRUS BONARIENSIS; TROGLODYTES; TROGLODYTES AEDON; TROGLODYTINAE;

EID: 59849127541     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2008.11.025     Document Type: Article

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