Parental-care parasitism: How do unrelated offspring attain acceptance by foster parents?

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 679-691

  Roldán, María ^a   Soler, Manuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

brood parasitism; coevolution; parasitism; parental care; parental investment; parental care parasitism

Indexed keywords

ARMS RACE; BROOD PARASITISM; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; REPRODUCTIVE COST;

EID: 79959467700     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arr041     Document Type: Review

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