Experimental nest site limitation affects reproductive strategies and parental investment in a hole-nesting passerine

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1075-1083

  Jacot, Alain ^a   Valcu, Mihai ^a   van Oers, Kees ^a   Kempenaers, Bart ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR ORNITHOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

blue tit; brood parasitism; Cyanistes caeruleus; differential allocation; extrapair copulation; intrasexual competition; parental care; sex ratio

Indexed keywords

BROOD PARASITISM; DECISION MAKING; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; EXTRA-PAIR COPULATION; INTRASEXUAL INTERACTION; NEST SITE; NESTING; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; PASSERINE; REPRODUCTIVE COST; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SEX RATIO; SPERM COMPETITION;

AVES; CYANISTES CAERULEUS; PASSERIFORMES;

EID: 64549112590     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2009.01.012     Document Type: Article

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