Factors influencing host nest use by the brood parasitic Asian Koel(Eudynamys scolopacea)

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 152, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 793-800

  Begum, Sajeda ^a   Moksnes, Arne ^a   Rskaft, Eivin ^a   Stokke, Bard G ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Brood parasitism; Hosts; Nest characteristics; Nest use; Parasitism risk

Indexed keywords

BROOD PARASITISM; CLUTCH SIZE; HOST LOCATION; HOST PREFERENCE; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; NEST STRUCTURE; PASSERINE; RISK FACTOR;

ACRIDOTHERES TRISTIS; CORVIDAE; CORVUS SPLENDENS; EUDYNAMYS SCOLOPACEA; LANIUS SCHACH;

EID: 79958771286     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-011-0652-y     Document Type: Article

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