An experimental investigation of egg rejection behavior in the grackles, Quiscalus
This study was an experimental investigation of the responses of grackles (Quiscalus) to foreign eggs in their nests. No evidence of conspecific brood parasitism was recorded at 797 Great-tailed Grackle (Q. mexicanus) nests, and I failed to induce this behavior by experimentally removing nests. Gre...
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| Language: | en_US |
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2007
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1993/1414 |