Patterns of conspecific brood parasitism in zebra finches

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1329-1337

  Schielzeth, Holger ^a   Bolund, Elisabeth ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR ORNITHOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Clutch size; Egg dumping; Egg laying pattern; Host selection; Intraspecific brood parasitism; Public information; Quasiparasitism; Reproductive strategy; Taeniopygia guttata; Zebra finch

Indexed keywords

BROOD PARASITISM; CAPTIVE POPULATION; CLUTCH SIZE; EGG PARASITOID; FITNESS; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HOST SELECTION; INCUBATION; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; PASSERINE; REPRODUCTIVE COST; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SPECIALIZATION; WILD POPULATION;

TAENIOPYGIA GUTTATA;

EID: 77956568833     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2010.03.006     Document Type: Article

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