Parent-absent begging in the Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater): The role of short-term need and nestmate size

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 707-717

  Rivers, James W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Begging; Brown headed Cowbird; Generalist brood parasite; Molothrus ater; Parent absent begging

Indexed keywords

BEGGING BEHAVIOR; BROOD PARASITISM; DISPLAY BEHAVIOR; FITNESS; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; GENERALIST; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; NESTLING; PARENT-OFFSPRING INTERACTION; PASSERINE;

AVES; MOLOTHRUS; MOLOTHRUS ATER;

EID: 61349112015     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-008-0704-3     Document Type: Article

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