Food supplementation leads to bottom-up and top-down food-host-parasite interactions

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1172-1180

  Zanette, Liana ^a   Clinchy, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Brood parasitism; Brown headed cowbird; Melospiza melodia; Molothrus ater; Multi scale effects; Song sparrow

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM-UP CONTROL; BROOD PARASITISM; ECTOPARASITE; ENDOPARASITE; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; NEST PREDATION; SONGBIRD; TOP-DOWN CONTROL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FOOD CHAIN; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SONGBIRD;

ANIMALS; FOOD CHAIN; PASSERIFORMES; REPRODUCTION;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; VANCOUVER ISLAND; VICTORIA [VANCOUVER ISLAND];

MELOSPIZA; MELOSPIZA MELODIA; MOLOTHRUS; MOLOTHRUS ATER; PASSERIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 77958518736     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2010.01724.x     Document Type: Article

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