Probing the limits of egg recognition using egg rejection experiments along phenotypic gradients

Brood parasites lay their eggs in other females' nests, leaving the host parents to hatch and rear their young. Studying how brood parasites manipulate hosts into raising their young and how hosts detect parasitism provide important insights in the field of coevolutionary biology. Brood parasit...

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Autores principales: Canniff, L., Dainson, M., López, A.V., Hauber, M.E., Grim, T., Samaš, P., Hanley, D.
Formato: JOUR
Materias:
Avian perception
Brood parasitism
Cognition
Color vision
Eggshell color
Issue 138
Rejection experiment
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animal
bird
evolution
female
growth, development and aging
nesting
ovum
Animals
Biological Evolution
Birds
Female
Nesting Behavior
Ovum
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_1940087X_v2018_n138_p_Canniff
Aporte de:
Biblioteca Digital - Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales (UBA) de Universidad de Buenos Aires

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