Double Parasitism by Two Cuckoo Gentes in a Daurian Redstart Nest [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionBrood parasites lay their eggs in the nest of other species, thereby transferring the costs of parental care to their hosts. Occasionally, more than one female lays an egg in the same host nest, a phenomenon known as multiple parasitism.
Jinggang Zhang +6 more
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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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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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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.
Wei Liang, Yuhan Zhang, Longwu Wang
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The ecological and developmental foundations of brood parasitism in a catfish [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsInterspecific brood parasitism has evolved repeatedly from parental care. However, many non-avian brood-parasitic lineages have ancestors lacking parental care, leaving the foundations of brood parasitism in these lineages enigmatic.
Martin Reichard +12 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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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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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 +2 more
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