Specific targeting of host individuals by a kleptoparasitic bird

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 63, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1119-1126

  Ridley, A R ^a   Child, M F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Alarm call response; Fork tailed drongo; Kleptoparasitism; Pied babbler; Targeting behaviour

Indexed keywords

ALARM SIGNAL; BREEDING POPULATION; CALLING BEHAVIOR; DEFENSE MECHANISM; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; JUVENILE; KLEPTOPARASITISM; PASSERINE;

AVES; DICRURUS ADSIMILIS; TIMALIIDAE; TURDOIDES BICOLOR;

EID: 67349179187     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-009-0766-x     Document Type: Article

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