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Effect of parasite egg size and quantity contrast of parasite-host eggs on recognition and rejection mode of Green-backed Tits

Avian Research
In the co-evolutionary system of avian brood parasitism, egg recognition and rejection are common and generally act as effective anti-parasitic adaptations by hosts.
Xu Zhao, Ping Ye, Huaxiao Zhou, Canchao Yang   +3 more
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Avian brood parasitism. Behaviour, ecology, evolution and coevolution

El Hornero, 2019
Este trabajo no cuenta con un resumen. 
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Lack of effect of microhabitat charaacteristics on nest predation and brood parasitims in creamy-bellied thruss (Turdus Amaurochalinus) [PDF]

, 2013
Nest predation and brood parasitism are key factors affecting nest survival in passerine birds. As a result, birds may select nest sites that minimize the probability of nests being found by predators or by brood parasites. Nevertheless, evidence remains
Astié, Andrea Alejandra
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Development of the Innate Immune Response in NestlingTree Swallows (Tachycineta bicolor) [PDF]

, 2009
The innate immune system provides an immediate, short term, first line of defense from pathogens; its appearance early in development in vertebrates is evidence of its critical importance.
Stambaugh, T.R.
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An updated list of parasitic cuckoos and their hosts in China

Avian Research
Avian brood parasitism is a unique reproductive behavior in which parasitic birds depend on other species to incubate their eggs and raise their offspring. In China, there are 20 species of cuckoos in the family Cuculidae, order Cuculiformes, of which 17
Jianping Liu, Sidan Lin, Wei Liang
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Macroevolutionary outcomes of coevolution between avian brood parasites and their hosts

Almost one hundred bird species in the world are known to be obligate interspecific brood parasites. These lay their eggs in the nests of other species, their hosts, which take care of a usually larger parasitic chick.
Medina-Guzman, Iliana
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Comparison of regional eggshell porosity between the brood parasitic Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) and its hosts: the Dickcissel (Spiza americana), and two non-parasitic relatives, the Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) and the Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula). [PDF]

, 2012
The Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) is a generalist brood parasite that lays eggs in the nests of many host species, including the Dickcissel (Spiza americana) and two non-parasitic relatives: the Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) and the ...
Childs, Brittany
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Editorial: Evolution and Function of Acoustic and Visual Signals in Avian Brood Parasitism

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022
Canchao Yang, Brian D. Peer, Cynthia A. Ursino, Jiangping Yu, James W. Rivers   +4 more
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Combined high rates of alternative breeding strategies unexpectedly found among populations of a solitary nesting raptor

Ecology and Evolution
Social monogamy is the prevalent mating system in birds, but alternative strategies of extra‐pair paternity (EPP) and conspecific brood parasitism (CBP) occur in many species.
Robert N. Rosenfield, Sarah A. Sonsthagen, William E. Stout, Timothy G. Driscoll, Andrew C. Stewart, Paul N. Frater, Sandra L. Talbot   +6 more
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Simultaneous viewing of own and parasitic eggs is not required for egg rejection by a cuckoo host [PDF]

, 2013
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