Parental provisioning by Carolina Wrens

Wilson Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 179-184

  Neudorf, Diane L H ^a   Brodrick, Mallory J ^a,b   Cureton II, James C ^a,c  

^a Sam Houston State University   (United States)

^b not available   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

breeding biology; load size; parental care; song; Thryothorus ludovicianus

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; NESTLING; PARENTAL CARE; PASSERINE; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SONG;

EID: 84874041182     PISSN: 15594491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1676/12-009.1     Document Type: Article

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