Experimental support for the role of nest predation in the evolution of brood parasitism

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1354-1358

  Shaw, R C ^a   Hauber, M E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Estrildid; Intraspecific brood parasitism; Nest removal; Predation

Indexed keywords

BROOD PARASITISM; CAPTIVITY; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; NEST PREDATION; PASSERINE; WILD POPULATION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; FINCH; MALE; NESTING; OVIPARITY; PREDATION;

ANIMALS; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; FINCHES; MALE; NESTING BEHAVIOR; OVIPARITY; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR;

AVES; ESTRILDIDAE; TAENIOPYGIA GUTTATA;

EID: 66149107077     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2009.01745.x     Document Type: Article

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