Effect of cowbird parasitism on brood reduction in the brown-and-yellow marshbird

Condor

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 507-513

  Ruiz, Natalia M Duré ^a   Mermoz, Myriam E ^a   Fernández, Gustavo J ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Brood parasitism; Brood reduction; Brown and yellow Marshbird; Molothrus; Parasitism costs; Pseudoleistes virescens; Shiny Cowbird

Indexed keywords

MOLOTHRUS; MOLOTHRUS BONARIENSIS; PSEUDOLEISTES VIRESCENS;

EID: 70349442478     PISSN: 00105422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/cond.2008.8428     Document Type: Article

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