Амурский зоологический журналВ Якутии зеленоголовая трясогузка (Motacilla taivana) — малоизученный вид, гнездование которой регулярно отмечается в г. Якутске с 2019 г. Наблюдения, проведенные на территории ипподрома АГАТУ в 2024 г., впервые выявили факт гнездового паразитизма ...
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Continuous variation rather than specialization in the egg phenotypes of cuckoos (Cuculus canorus) parasitizing two sympatric reed warbler species. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 The evolution of brood parasitism has long attracted considerable attention among behavioural ecologists, especially in the common cuckoo system. Common cuckoos (Cuculus canorus) are obligatory brood parasites, laying eggs in nests of passerines and ...
Szymon M Drobniak +3 more
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How strong are eggs of the common cuckoo Cuculus canorus? [PDF]
Journal of Vertebrate Biology, 2020 . The common cuckoo Cuculus canorus is an obligate brood parasite that lays its eggs in the nests of small passerines. It has long been hypothesized that cuckoo eggs should be structurally stronger than host eggs or those of non-parasitic cuckoos to ...
J. Picman, M. Honza
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Climate change is associated with asynchrony in arrival between two sympatric cuckoos and both host arrival and prey emergence [PDF]
Royal Society Open ScienceMatching the timing of spring arrival to the breeding grounds with hosts and prey is crucial for migratory brood parasites such as cuckoos. Previous studies have focused mostly on phenological mismatch between a single cuckoo species and its hosts but ...
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Outcomes of brood parasite-host interactions mediated by egg matching: common cuckoos Cuculus canorus versus Fringilla finches. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2011 Antagonistic species often interact via matching of phenotypes, and interactions between brood parasitic common cuckoos (Cuculus canorus) and their hosts constitute classic examples.
Johan Reinert Vikan +5 more
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Individually distinctive vocalization in Common Cuckoos (Cuculus canorus) [PDF]
Journal of Ornithology, 2016 Distinctive individual vocalizations are advantageous in several social contexts. Both genetic and environmental effects are responsible for this phenomenon resulting in different frequencies and time domains of sounds in birds. This individuality can be utilized in breeding bird censuses and abundance estimates.
S. Zsebők, C. Moskát, Miklós Bán
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Avian ResearchEcological barriers present significant challenges to bird migration by limiting the availability of stopover sites and shelters. The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, a major migratory barrier located in higher latitude Central Asia, exerts a substantial influence
Zhichang Cheng +5 more
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Common cuckoo eggs are more resistant to puncture by the host [PDF]
International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and WildlifeThe puncture resistance hypothesis suggests that thick-shelled eggs of parasitic birds can resist puncture-ejection by the host. However, few experiments have yet been conducted to test this hypothesis in terms of natural host behavior (e.g., pecking at ...
Hanlin Yan, Longwu Wang, Wei Liang
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Can Bird Abundance Declines be Detected by Citizen Science Programmes? A Case Study Using Common Cuckoo Cuculus Canorus [PDF]
, 2017 Using data from two independent UK citizen science schemes we investigate evidence for declines in abundance of Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus, a species that is particularly easy to record.
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Video evidence that cuckoos farm their hosts by ejecting nestlings [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionWhen host nests are scarce, avian brood parasites would benefit from behaviours that increase the availability of suitable nests. Several studies reported ejection of host nestlings from nests by brood parasites; however, whether brood parasites do so to
Jinggang Zhang +4 more
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