A shared chemical basis of avian host–parasite egg colour mimicry

Avian brood parasites lay their eggs in other birds' nests and impose considerable fitness costs on their hosts. Historically and scientifically, the best studied example of circumventing host defences is the mimicry of host eggshell colour by the common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus). Yet the chemic...

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Main Authors: Igic, Branislav, Cassey, Phillip, Grim, Tomáš, Greenwood, David R., Moskát, Csaba, Rutila, Jarkko, Hauber, Mark E.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: The Royal Society 2012
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3267149/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21920975
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2011.1718
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