Response to manipulation of partner contribution: A handicapping experiment in the Barn Swallow

Ornithological Science

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 65-72

  Tajima, Kazuyoshi ^a   Nakamura, Masahiko ^a  

^a JOETSU UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Barn Swallow; Biparental care; Hirundo rustica; Parental effort; Weighting manipulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 68349140554     PISSN: 13470558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2326/osj.2.65     Document Type: Article

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