Use of social over personal information enhances nest defense against avian brood parasitism

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 422-428

  Campobello, Daniela ^a,b   Sealy, Spencer G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acrocephalus scirpaceus; brood parasitism; common cuckoo; Cuculus canorus; individual learning; nest defense; reed warbler; social information use

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BROOD PARASITISM; CONSPECIFIC; HABITAT SELECTION; LEARNING; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SONGBIRD;

EUROPE;

ACROCEPHALUS; ACROCEPHALUS SCIRPACEUS; AVES; CUCULUS CANORUS;

EID: 79953870483     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arq225     Document Type: Article

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