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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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| Publié dans: | Proc Biol Sci |
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| Auteurs principaux: | , , |
| Format: | Artigo |
| Langue: | Inglês |
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The Royal Society
2018
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| Accès en ligne: | 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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