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True recognition of nestlings by hosts selects for mimetic cuckoo chicks

Brood parasitic cuckoos lay their eggs in other birds' nests, whereafter the young cuckoo hatches, ejects its nest-mates and monopolizes the care of the host parents. Theory predicts that hosts should not evolve to recognize and reject cuckoo chicks via imprinting because of the risk of mistake...

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Опубликовано в: :Proc Biol Sci
Главные авторы: Noh, Hee-Jin, Gloag, Ros, Langmore, Naomi E.
Формат: Artigo
Язык:Inglês
Опубликовано: The Royal Society 2018
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Online-ссылка:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6015857/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29875305
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2018.0726
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