Multimodal begging signals reflect independent indices of nestling condition in European starlings

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1249-1255

  Jacob, Staffan ^a   Rieucau, Guillaume ^a   Heeb, Philipp ^a  

^a Laboratoire Evolution et Diversité Biologique   (France)

Author keywords

begging; independent indices; multimodal signals; parent offspring conflict; signal redundancy

Indexed keywords

BEGGING BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; EVOLUTIONARILY STABLE STRATEGY; LIPID; NESTLING; PARENT-OFFSPRING INTERACTION; PASSERINE; PHENOTYPE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SIGNAL;

STURNUS VULGARIS;

EID: 80455168200     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arr121     Document Type: Article

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