Females that experience threat are better teachers

Biology Letters

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2014, Pages

  Kleindorfer, Sonia ^a   Evans, Christine ^a   Colombelli Négrel, Diane ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Brood parasitism; Embryonic learning; Frontline defence; Host parasite arms race

Indexed keywords

BROOD PARASITISM; CALLING BEHAVIOR; DEFENSE BEHAVIOR; EMBRYO; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; FRONTIER REGION; HATCHING DATE; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; INCUBATION; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; PARENTAL CARE; PASSERINE; POULTRY; SIGNALING; TEACHING;

ANIMAL; FEMALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; NESTING; SONGBIRD; VOCALIZATION;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; NESTING BEHAVIOR; SONGBIRDS; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

EID: 84902179127     PISSN: 17449561     EISSN: 1744957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2014.0046     Document Type: Article

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