A novel method of rejection of brood parasitic eggs reduces parasitism intensity in a cowbird host

Biology Letters

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2013, Pages

  De Marsico, Maria C ^a   Gloag, Ros ^b   Ursino, Cynthia A ^a   Reboreda, Juan C ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brood parasitism; Cowbird; Egg rejection; Host defence

Indexed keywords

ANTIPARASITE DEFENSE; BROOD PARASITISM; CLUTCH SIZE; EGG REJECTION; HOST PREFERENCE; PASSERINE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BIRD; EGG; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BIRDS; EGGS; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS;

EID: 84878176311     PISSN: 17449561     EISSN: 1744957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2013.0076     Document Type: Article

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