Ecological uncertainty favours the diversification of host use in avian brood parasites
Nearly 17% of all bird species are hosts to obligate brood parasites like the common cuckoo. Antonson et al. show that parasite species hedge their reproductive bets by outsourcing parental care to a greater variety of host species when the rearing environment for their young is more unpredictable.
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| Κύριοι συγγραφείς: | , , , |
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| Μορφή: | Artigo |
| Γλώσσα: | Inglês |
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Nature Portfolio
2020-08-01
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| Σειρά: | Nature Communications |
| Διαθέσιμο Online: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-18038-y |
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