Is shared male assistance with antiparasitic nest defence costly in the polygynous great reed warbler?

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 615-621

  Požgayová, Milica ^a   Procházka, Petr ^a   Honza, Marcel ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF VERTEBRATE BIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Acrocephalus arundinaceus; Aggressive behaviour; Brood parasitism; Common cuckoo; Cuculus canorus; Great reed warbler; Mating status

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ANTIPARASITE DEFENSE; BROOD PARASITISM; MALE BEHAVIOR; MATING BEHAVIOR; NEST GUARDING; POLYGYNY; SEX ALLOCATION; SONGBIRD; VULNERABILITY;

ACROCEPHALUS ARUNDINACEUS; CUCULUS CANORUS;

EID: 84875261626     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2012.12.024     Document Type: Article

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