Loading...

Who moved my eggs? An experimental test of the egg arrangement hypothesis for the rejection of brood parasitic eggs

Avian brood parasitism is an exceptional reproductive strategy whereby parasites reduce their own costs associated with parental care and impose them on the host parents. Consequently, host species have evolved multiple defensive mechanisms to combat parasitism. The vast majority of research attenti...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Anim Cogn
Main Authors: Hanley, Daniel, Samaš, Peter, Hauber, Mark E., Grim, Tomáš
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2014
Subjects:
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4674666/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25194716
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10071-014-0800-x
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!