Vocal imitation of mother's calls by begging Red-backed Fairywren nestlings increases parental provisioning

Auk

Volumn 133, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 273-285

  Colombelli Négrel, Diane ^a   Webster, Michael S ^b   Dowling, Jenélle L ^b   Hauber, Mark E ^c   Kleindorfer, Sonia ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Fuller Evolutionary Biology Program   (United States)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

imitation; oscine; parental investment; vocal tutor

Indexed keywords

AUTECOLOGY; BROOD REARING; NESTLING; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; PASSERINE; VOCALIZATION;

ANIMALIA; MALURIDAE; MALURUS CYANEUS; MALURUS MELANOCEPHALUS; PASSERI; TROGLODYTINAE;

EID: 84962600694     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1642/AUK-15-162.1     Document Type: Article

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