Clutch Destruction by Common Cuckoos (Cuculus canorus) During the Laying Stage of Vinous‐Throated Parrotbills (Sinosuthora webbiana): First Video Evidence [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionBrood parasitism by the Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) depends on precise timing, with females typically laying during the host's laying phase to ensure their chick hatches first.
Yunkyoung Lee, Wonseok Jang
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Rapid Gamete Maturation and Social Modulation Shape Reproductive Dynamics in a Brood Parasitic Catfish [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionObligatory brood parasitism requires specific reproductive adaptations in brood parasites to successfully exploit host reproduction. A key challenge is to precisely synchronize parasite egg laying with egg laying of the host.
Holger Zimmermann +5 more
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Farming Behavior by the Large Hawk‐Cuckoo Toward the Silver‐Eared Mesia and Black‐Streaked Scimitar Babbler [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionBrood parasites improve their reproductive success by offloading the costs of incubation and chick‐rearing onto host species. This interaction often triggers an evolutionary arms race between increasingly deceptive brood parasites and increasingly ...
Feiling Pang +3 more
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An experimental test of host's life history traits modulation in response to cuckoo parasitism risk. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 Hosts can counteract parasites through defences based on resistance and/or tolerance. The mechanistic basis of tolerance, which involve defensive mechanisms minimizing parasite damage after a successful parasitic attack, remains poorly explored in the ...
Mónica Expósito-Granados +6 more
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Common cuckoo females remove more conspicuous eggs during parasitism [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2021 Avian obligate brood parasites gain an advantage by removing the eggs of the cuckoos who have already visited the nest, which can increase the chances of survival for their offspring.
Longwu Wang +3 more
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Diet specialization and brood parasitism in cuckoo species [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, 2020 Brood parasitism is a breeding strategy adopted by many species of cuckoos across the world. This breeding strategy influences the evolution of life histories of brood parasite species.
Federico Morelli +2 more
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Exploiting Nest Defense Behavior of Hosts: A Case Study of Successful Parasitism by a Common Cuckoo [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionIn 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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Brood parasitism and host-parasite relationships: Cuckoos adapt to reduce the time of hatching ahead of host nestlings by increasing egg thickness [PDF]
International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and WildlifeThe phenomenon of cuckoos’ brood parasitism is well known and can be investigated using applied mathematical techniques. Among adaptive features of this phenomenon are certain egg parameters that ensure their shortened incubation period (I) and thus the ...
Valeriy G. Narushin +3 more
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Anthropogenic Habitat Loss and Fragmentation May Alter Coevolutionary Progress as Examined in a Brood Parasitism Model [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionHabitat loss and fragmentation (HLF) resulting from anthropogenic disturbances is one of the greatest threats to numerous threatened taxa facing extinction risks. HLF may devastate biodiversity through various pathways such as restricting animal movement
Wei Wang +4 more
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Host personality and seasonal parasitism risk do not account for egg rejection behavior in the azure-winged magpie [PDF]
International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and WildlifeBrood parasitism reduces the reproductive success of hosts and many host birds have evolved a range of anti-parasitism strategies, including egg recognition and egg rejection.
Xingyi Jiang, Wei Liang, Yanyun Zhang
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