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Three sympatric host nestlings eavesdrop on cuckoo nestling distress calls
Ecology and EvolutionIn predator–prey interactions, the prey faces extreme challenges from predation, which drives the evolution of defense or anti‐predator mechanisms. Compared with adult birds, nestlings are more vulnerable but not helpless.
Jiaojiao Wang +5 more
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The Descent of Preferences [PDF]
[A slightly revised version of this paper has been accepted by the BJPS] More attention has been devoted to providing evolutionary scenarios accounting for the development of beliefs, or belief-like states, than for desires or preferences.
Spurrett, David
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InsectsGermany is home to a rich cuckoo wasp fauna (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae) with about 108 species. However, several nomenclatural changes, the lack of identification keys, and the discovery of cryptic species difficult to identify based on external ...
Christian Schmid-Egger +3 more
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Ecological IndicatorsSurrogate species are often used to represent broader groups in conservation and research. However, whether a single species can truly reflect an entire ecosystem remains debated.
Dominika Winiarska +3 more
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Oriental Reed Warblers do not abandon Common Cuckoo chicks during prolonged nestling periods
Avian ResearchThe Oriental Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus orientalis) is one of the most commonly used hosts for the parasitic Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus). However, as hosts that feed unrelated parasitic nestlings may suffer extra reproductive costs, they may be less ...
Hanlin Yan +5 more
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Bird Interspecific Brood Parasitism Record in the Third Century
BirdsThe phenomenon of interspecies brood parasitism, characterized by parasitic birds depositing their eggs within the nests of unrelated host species for subsequent hatching and rearing, represents a pivotal aspect of ornithological research, owing to its ...
Dongyang Li, Yimei Zhang, Canwei Xia
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Host alarm calls attract the unwanted attention of the brood parasitic common cuckoo. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2019 Marton A +4 more
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Killing Nestlings Stonechats by the Common Cuckoo
Japanese Journal of Ornithology, 1995 Makoto KINOSHITA, Chisato KATO
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What Do Owls, Salamanders, Flycatchers and Cuckoos Have In Common?
, 2016 This is an article from the Los Alamos Living magazine. Los Alamos National Laboratory sits on a beautiful and unique landscape that provides important protected habitat to many species, including a few that are federally-listed as threatened or endangered.
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