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Ecological Context Constrains Host‐Associated Genetic Structure in the Common Cuckoo [PDF]

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 9, September 2026.
Host specialization is often expected to generate population genetic structure, yet this relationship remains unclear in highly mobile species. Using the common cuckoo in South Korea, we show that genetic structure is exceptionally weak across the mainland despite ecological heterogeneity and multiple host species, with differentiation emerging only ...
Jun‐Seo Go, Seongho Yun, Hae‐Ni Kim, Sue‐Jeong Jin, Myeong‐Chan Cha, Heesoo Lee, Jin‐Won Lee   +6 more
wiley   +2 more sources

Development and behavior of Plaintive Cuckoo (Cacomantis merulinus) nestlings and their Common Tailorbird (Orthotomus sutorius) hosts [PDF]

Avian Research, 2019
Background Our knowledge of avian brood parasitism is primarily based on studies of a few selected species. Recently, researchers have targeted a wider range of host–parasite systems, which has allowed further evaluation of hypotheses derived from well ...
Odd Helge Tunheim, Bård G. Stokke, Longwu Wang, Canchao Yang, Aiwu Jiang, Wei Liang, Eivin Røskaft, Frode Fossøy   +7 more
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Exploiting Nest Defense Behavior of Hosts: A Case Study of Successful Parasitism by a Common Cuckoo [PDF]

Ecology and Evolution
In this study, we document the case of a common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) successfully locating and parasitizing the nest of a gray bushchat (Saxicola ferreus) by exploiting the latter's nest defense behavior in Liuzhi, Guizhou, southwest China.
Qiqi Liu, Wei Liang
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Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) nestlings adapt their begging behavior to the host signal system

Avian Research
Common Cuckoos (Cuculus canorus) dependent on parental care for post-hatching demonstrate an intriguing ability to modify their begging vocalizations to ensure maximum care and resources from their interspecific foster parents.
Sabah Mushtaq Puswal, Guo Zhong, Xuan Zhang, Longwu Wang, Wei Liang   +4 more
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Modelling the evolution of common cuckoo host‐races: speciation or genetic swamping? [PDF]

Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 2013
AbstractCo‐evolutionary arms races have provided clear evidence for evolutionary change, especially in host–parasite systems. The evolution of host‐specific races in the common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus), however, is also an example where sexual conflict influences the outcome.
Krüger, Oliver, Kolß, Munjong
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Supernormal Stimulus Begging Calls of Brood‐Parasitic Nestlings Depress the Parental Care in an Uncommon Host [PDF]

Ecology and Evolution
During the nestling period, brood‐parasitic birds stimulate host parents to provide food through complex visual and auditory signals, including emitting supernormal stimuli in the form of begging calls to increase the feeding frequency.
Li Tian, Ruiying Han, Jingyi Su, Shuting Jia, Cuiping Yi, Jieru Wen, Zhengwang Zhang, Donglai Li, Yu Liu   +8 more
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Female Cuckoo Calls Are More Effective at Attracting Breeding Male Cuckoos and Their Hosts Than Male Cuckoo Calls [PDF]

Ecology and Evolution
Vocalizations during the breeding season play a significant role in both intra‐ and inter‐specific communications. There have been numerous studies on the calls and functions of the common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus [CC]). However, there is limited research
Hanlin Yan, Wei Liang
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Components of variation in female common cuckoo calls [PDF]

Behavioural Processes, 2019
Investigations on bird vocalizations have largely focused on males. Female vocalizations are widespread in birds but few studies have investigated female vocal characteristics, particularly in non-Passeriformes. In this study, we use new field recordings from China, and calls available from an online sound library to examine temporal patterns, call ...
Zhuqing Deng, Huw Lloyd, Canwei Xia, Anders P. Møller, Wei Liang, Yanyun Zhang   +5 more
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Testing the Interspecific Function of Female Common Cuckoo “Bubbling” Call

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2021
Female common cuckoo (Cuculus canorous) predator-like “bubbling” calls distract host parental attention and reduce the egg rejection rate. Such “bubbling” calls are also frequently used to attract males and deter territorial rivals in intraspecies ...
Yanyi Wang, Miao Tian, Jingpeng Liu, Xingyu Lu, Anders Pape Møller, Anders Pape Møller, Canwei Xia   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Variation in plasma oxidative status and testosterone level in relation to egg-eviction effort and age of brood-parasitic common cuckoo nestlings [PDF]

, 2012
To avoid competition for parental care, brood-parasitic Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) nestlings evict all of the host's eggs and nestlings within a few days after hatching.
Moskát, Csaba, Moskát, C., Hauber, Mark E., Bán, M., Bán, Miklós, Costantini, D., Hargitai, R., Hauber, M.E., Costantini, David, Muriel, Jaime, Muriel, J., Hargitai, Rita   +11 more
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