Nest Defence Intensity in House Sparrows Passer domesticus in Relation to Parental Quality and Brood Value

Acta Ornithologica

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 47-54

  Klvaňová, Alena ^a   Hořáková, Dita ^a   Exnerová, Alice ^a  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

badge size; Black billed Magpie; brood value; House Sparrow; Nest defence

Indexed keywords

BROOD REARING; COHORT ANALYSIS; NEST GUARDING; PASSERINE; SOCIAL STATUS;

CZECH REPUBLIC;

AVES; PASSER DOMESTICUS; PASSERIDAE; PICA PICA;

EID: 80053316414     PISSN: 00016454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3161/000164511X589910     Document Type: Article

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