Explaining postnatal growth plasticity in a generalist brood parasite

Naturwissenschaften

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 331-335

  Remeš, Vladimír ^a  

^a PALACKÝ UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Brood parasitism; Cuckoo; Growth; Molothrus; Plasticity

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BROOD PARASITISM; EVOLUTIONARY THEORY; FITNESS; FLEDGING; FOOD SUPPLY; GROWTH RATE; OPTIMIZATION; PASSERINE; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY SIZE; BODY WEIGHT; CATERING SERVICE; CLUTCH SIZE; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; PARASITE; SONGBIRD;

ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; BODY WEIGHT; CLUTCH SIZE; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; FOOD SUPPLY; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PARASITES; PASSERIFORMES;

AVES; MOLOTHRUS; MOLOTHRUS ATER;

EID: 77949423562     PISSN: 00281042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00114-009-0635-5     Document Type: Article

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