Under my wing: Lesser kestrels and jackdaws derive reciprocal benefits in mixed-species colonies

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 425-433

  Campobello, Daniela ^a   Sarà, Maurizio ^a   Hare, James F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

antipredator behavior; Corvus monedula; Falco naumanni; information transfer; interspecific interactions; mutualism; predator protection; vigilance

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; BIOENERGETICS; COLONY; CONSPECIFIC; MUTUALISM; PASSERINE; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; RECIPROCITY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; RURAL AREA;

CALTANISSETTA; GELA; ITALY; SICILY;

CORVUS MONEDULA; FALCO NAUMANNI;

EID: 84857620734     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arr207     Document Type: Article

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