Avian nests and nest-building as signals

Avian Biology Research

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 238-251

  Moreno, Juan ^a  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Condition; Differential allocation; Nest construction; Parental investment; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRD; BREEDING; BROOD PARASITE; CAVITY NESTER; COLONIAL SPECIES; CONTROLLED STUDY; COURTSHIP; ECTOPARASITE; EXTRA PAIR PATERNITY; FEMALE; FITNESS; HATCHING; INCUBATION TIME; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MATE CHOICE; MATING; NATURAL SELECTION; NEST PREDATION; NESTING; NONHUMAN; PREDATOR; PROGENY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; RITUAL; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL SELECTION;

AVES;

EID: 84872403194     PISSN: 17581559     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3184/175815512X13534385822786     Document Type: Article

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