Public information and conspecific nest parasitism in wood ducks: does nest density influence quality of information?

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1367-1373

  Roy, Charlotte ^a   Eadie, John M ^b   Schauber, Eric M ^a   Odell, Nicole S ^b   Berg, Elena C ^b   Moore, Thomas ^b  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aix sponsa; intraspecific nest parasitism; public information; wood duck

Indexed keywords

CLUTCH SIZE; CONSPECIFIC; HABITAT QUALITY; HABITAT USE; NEST BOX; NESTING; PARASITISM; POPULATION DENSITY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; STREAM; WATERFOWL;

AIX; AIX SPONSA;

EID: 67349219711     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2009.02.017     Document Type: Article

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