Parental care syndromes in house sparrows: Positive covariance between provisioning and defense linked to parent identity

Ethology

Volumn 120, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 249-257

  Wetzel, Daniel P ^a   Westneat, David F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral syndrome; Nestling provisioning; Passer domesticus; Reaction norm; Trade off

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; DEFENSE BEHAVIOR; INDIVIDUAL VARIATION; NESTLING; PARENT-OFFSPRING INTERACTION; PARENTAL CARE; REACTION NORM; SONGBIRD; TRADE-OFF;

AVES; PASSER DOMESTICUS; STURNUS VULGARIS;

EID: 84892952844     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: 14390310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/eth.12198     Document Type: Article

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