Sexual differences in parental investment in response to parent-absent calls

Ethology

Volumn 120, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 258-265

  Jimeno, Blanca ^a   Muriel, Jaime ^a   Pérez Rodríguez, Lorenzo ^a   Gil, Diego ^a  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Parent absent begging; Parental care; Sibling competition; Sibling negociation; Spotless starling; Sturnus unicolor

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; BEGGING BEHAVIOR; CALLING BEHAVIOR; HUNGER; NESTLING; PARENT-OFFSPRING INTERACTION; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SIBLING;

AVES; STURNUS UNICOLOR;

EID: 84893000821     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: 14390310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/eth.12201     Document Type: Article

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