Do fledglings choose wisely? An experimental investigation into social foraging behaviour

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 69-78

  Thompson, A M ^a   Ridley, A R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cooperatively breeding; Foraging associations; Foraging success; Pied babblers; Provisioning; Social foraging

Indexed keywords

COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLEDGING; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; LONG-TERM CHANGE; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PASSERINE;

AVES; PASSERIFORMES; TIMALIIDAE; TURDOIDES BICOLOR;

EID: 84871933601     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-012-1426-0     Document Type: Article

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