Parental favouritism strategies in the asynchronously hatching European Roller (Coracias garrulus)

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 65, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1549-1557

  Avilés, Jesús M ^a   Parejo, Deseada ^a   Rodríguez, Juan ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE ECOLOGÍA FUNCIONAL Y EVOLUTIVA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Asynchronous hatching; Intra family conflict; Nestling coloration; Parent offspring communication; Parental preference; Rollers

Indexed keywords

AGE CLASS; BIRD; BODY CONDITION; BODY SIZE; COLOR; EVOLUTIONARILY STABLE STRATEGY; FOOD PROVISIONING; HATCHING DATE; NESTLING; PARENT-OFFSPRING INTERACTION; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; REFLECTANCE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SCRAMBLE COMPETITION; SKIN; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VISUAL CUE;

AVES; CORACIAS GARRULUS;

EID: 79960152055     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-011-1164-8     Document Type: Article

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