Dabbling ducks increase nest defense after partial clutch loss

Condor

Volumn 115, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 290-297

  Ringelman, Kevin M ^a   Stupaczuk, Monica J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Gadwall; Incubation; Mallard; Nest attendance; Parental investment; Predation; Waterfowl

Indexed keywords

ANAS; ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS; ANAS STREPERA; ANATIDAE;

EID: 84878603288     PISSN: 00105422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/cond.2013.120096     Document Type: Article

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