Ecological correlates and sex differences in early development of a generalist brood parasite

Auk

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 205-213

  Tonra, Christopher M ^a,d   Hauber, Mark E ^b   Heath, Sacha K ^c   Johnson, Matthew D ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c PRBO CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brood parasitism; Brown headed Cowbird; Development; Hatching asynchrony; Molothrus ater; Nestling growth; Sexual sizedimorphism

Indexed keywords

BROOD PARASITISM; GROWTH RATE; HATCHING; NESTLING; PASSERINE; SEX DETERMINATION;

AVES; DENDROICA PETECHIA; MELOSPIZA; MELOSPIZA MELODIA; MOLOTHRUS ATER;

EID: 64549120751     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/auk.2008.125.1.205     Document Type: Article

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