"Whose are you?" by Ilias Theodorou

Part 8: Further Reading and References

• Brown, C.R. and Brown, M.B. 1998. Fitness components associated with alternative reproductive tactics in cliff swallows. Behavioral Ecology 9:158-171.

• Lyon, B.E. and Eadie, J.McA. 2008. Conspecific brood parasitism in birds: a life-history perspective. The Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics 39:343-363.

• Sandell, M.I and Diemer, M. 1999. Intraspecific brood parasitism: a strategy for floating females in the European starling. Animal Behaviour 57: 197-202

• Sorenson, M.D. 1991. The functional significance of parasitic egg laying and typical nesting in redhead ducks: an analysis of individual behaviour. Animal Behaviour 42, 771-796.

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This website was completed in partial fulfillment of the requirements for Biology 323, Animal Behavior, at Davidson College in the Spring Semester 2009.