Some begging is actually bragging

Douglas W. Mock ()
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Douglas W. Mock: University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma 73019, USA.

Nature, 2016, vol. 532, issue 7598, 180-181

Abstract: A meta-analysis of 143 bird species finds huge variation in parental responses to chicks' begging signals, and shows that parental strategies depend on environmental factors, such as the predictability and quality of food supplies.

Date: 2016
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