Active defence mechanisms in brood parasitism hosts and their consequences for parasite adaptation and speciation

Obligate brood parasitism is a peculiar behaviour found in some bird species. The costs for their hosts can be high, generating selection for active defence strategies including foreign egg and chick rejection. Only one of these two rejection strategies seems to be expressed in any given host specie...

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Main Author: Guillaume Dillenseger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2024-11-01
Series:Journal of Avian Biology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1111/jav.03252
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