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Do cuckoo calls affects red-backed shrike settlement pattern? An experimental approach

The European Zoological Journal
Birds select breeding territories by assessing territory quality and considering predation pressure. However, in many small passerines, brood parasitism may also play an important role in territory occupancy.
P. Tryjanowski, A. Golawski, Ł. Jankowiak, T. S. Osiejuk, Z. Kwieciński, A. P. Møller, G. Grzywaczewski, L. Jerzak   +7 more
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Mechanisms of egg recognition in two cuckoo bunting hosts

Avian Research
Recognition and rejection of parasitic eggs are crucial host defenses against brood parasitism. Template-based recognition and recognition by discordancy are two main mechanisms of egg recognition used by bird hosts.
Yuhan Zhang, Longwu Wang, Wei Liang
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Characterization of the complete mitochondrial genome of <i>Hierococcyx sparverioides</i> and phylogenetic implications. [PDF]

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour
Zhao G, Wu H, Zheng D, Ding Z.
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Enhanced load frequency control using a novel fractional-order integral-integral-derivative controller optimized by cuckoo catfish optimizer. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Barakat M, Donkol A, Sekhi M, Mabrouk AM.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

A Q-Learning-Enhanced Cuckoo Catfish Optimizer (CCO-RL): A Comparative Study of Nine Metaheuristics Applied to CEC2017, CEC2022 and Engineering Design Problems. [PDF]

Biomimetics (Basel)
Tawil AA, Alshahrani A, Alqudah BI, Fathi H.   +3 more
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Red-backed Shrikes (Lanius collurio) resist acoustic mimicry by the Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus). [PDF]

Anim Cogn
Sulej A, Charalambidou I, Golawski A.
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A case of successful brood parasitism by Mandarin Duck (Aix galericulata) on Scaly-sided Merganser (Mergus squamatus). [PDF]

BMC Zool
Liu S, Li D, Zhang S, Yi G, Zhao Y.
europepmc   +1 more source

How Do Oriental Reed Warblers Recognize Cuckoo Eggs? [PDF]

Ecol Evol
Yan H, Wang L, Liang W.
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Categorical identity signatures can reduce host error rates during brood parasitism. [PDF]

PLoS Biol
Dixit T, Liu M, Riederer JM, Walker JM, Blair CJ, Lund J, Moya C, Spottiswoode CN.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Female Cuckoo Calls Are More Effective at Attracting Breeding Male Cuckoos and Their Hosts Than Male Cuckoo Calls. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
Yan H, Liang W.
europepmc   +1 more source