Non-breeding Nazca boobies (Sula granti) show social and sexual interest in chicks: Behavioural and ecological aspects

Behaviour

Volumn 141, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 959-977

  Anderson, David J ^a   Porter, Elaine T ^a   Ferree, Elise D ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Booby; Infanticide; Seabird; Sexual behaviour; Sula

Indexed keywords

EID: 9644269165     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/1568539042360134     Document Type: Article

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