Predator-induced stress changes parental feeding behavior in pied flycatchers

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 23-28

  Tilgar, Vallo ^a   Moks, Kadri ^a   Saag, Pauli ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Antipredator behavior; Fear stress; Food allocation; Pied flycatcher; Predation risk; Provisioning rate

Indexed keywords

ANTIPARASITE DEFENSE; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD LIMITATION; FOOD PROVISIONING; PASSERINE; PREDATION RISK; SIBLING; TEMPORAL VARIATION; WILD POPULATION;

AVES; FICEDULA HYPOLEUCA; PASSERIFORMES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 79952497779     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arq164     Document Type: Article

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