Frequent vocalizing is negatively associated with brood parasitism in a host of the Brown-headed Cowbird

Condor

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 219-226

  Steckler, Sonya E ^a   Conway, Courtney J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

Bell's Vireo; Brood parasitism; Brown headed Cowbird; Eavesdropping; Host behavior; Host activity hypothesis; Molothrus ater; Vireo bellii; Vocalization rate

Indexed keywords

AVES; MOLOTHRUS ATER; VIREO; VIREO BELLII; VIREO BELLII PUSILLUS; VIREONIDAE;

EID: 84858427670     PISSN: 00105422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/cond.2012.110006     Document Type: Article

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