The parental dilemma under variable predation pressure: Adaptive variation in nest attendance by Great Egrets

Condor

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 90-99

  Rothenbach, Christine A ^a   Kelly, John P ^a  

^a Audubon Canyon Ranch   (United States)

Author keywords

Brood guarding; Great Egret; Nest attendance; Nest predation; Parental dilemma; Predation risk dilution; Starvation trade off

Indexed keywords

ARDEA ALBA; AVES;

EID: 84858425825     PISSN: 00105422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/cond.2012.110071     Document Type: Article

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