The Cowbird: Reflections on Development from an Unlikely Source: Learning plays a critical role throughout the life of this brood parasite, interacting with genetic factors to influence song and identification of species and mate
West MJ, King AP, Eastzer DH. 1981. The Cowbird: Reflections on Development from an Unlikely Source: Learning plays a critical role throughout the life of this brood parasite, interacting with genetic factors to influence song and identification of species and mate. American Scientist. 69(1):56-66
Learning plays a critical role throughout the life of this brood parasite, interacting with genetic factors to influence song and identification of species and mate for the cowbird, Molothrus ater.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- West, Meredith; King, Andrew; Eastzer, David
- Units
- SODN , TONT
- Keywords
- Arizona, Avian Management, Birds, brood parasite, Competition, Emberizidae, Inventory And Monitoring, Neotropical Migratory Birds, Ornithology (Migration Dispersal Behavior), Ornithology (physiology reproduction biochemistry), Parasitism, Resource Management (Planning)