Rebecca M. Kilner

Begging the question: are offspring solicitation behaviours signals of need?

Rebecca M. Kilner, Rufus A. Johnstone · Trends in Ecology & Evolution · 1997 · 483 citations

Kin Selection, Child Psychology, Behavioral Sciences +14

Escalation of a coevolutionary arms race through host rejection of brood parasitic young

Naomi E. Langmore, Sarah Hunt, Rebecca M. Kilner · Nature · 2003 · 336 citations

Biology, Host Rejection, Coevolutionary Arms Race +9

Signals of need in parent–offspring communication and their exploitation by the common cuckoo

Rebecca M. Kilner, David G. Noble, N. B. Davies · Nature · 1999 · 303 citations

Breeding Behavior, Animal Behaviour, Parental Care +7

Primary and secondary sex ratio manipulation by zebra finches

Rebecca M. Kilner · Animal Behaviour · 1998 · 263 citations

Biology, Breeding Behavior, Zebra Finches +3

A growth cost of begging in captive canary chicks

Rebecca M. Kilner · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2001 · 207 citations · Full text