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Sheep in wolf's clothing: host nestling vocalizations resemble their cowbird competitor's

Nestlings of many avian brood parasites are virtuosos at mimicking host nestling vocalizations, which, like egg mimicry, presumably ensures acceptance by host parents. Having been accepted, parasitic nestlings then often exaggerate the aspects of the host's display to increase parental care. Ho...

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Autores principales: Pagnucco, Katie, Zanette, Liana, Clinchy, Michael, Leonard, Marty L
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Lenguaje:Inglês
Publicado: The Royal Society 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2600908/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18252675
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2007.1706
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