Mite-Filled Cyst on a Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) in Florida, USA [PDF]
A large, partly pedunculated mass on the scapular area of a wild-caught captive Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) consisted of a multiloculated keratin cyst inhabited by a new species of harpirhynchid mite (Harpirhynchus quasimodo).
Keacher, Kandy L. +5 more
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Brood parasitic nestlings benefit from unusual host defenses against botfly larvae (Philornis spp.)
Brood parasitic birds lay their eggs into the nests of other birds, abandoning parental care of their nestlings to the unsuspecting hosts. Parasite and host nestlings may themselves be parasitized by botfly larvae (Philornis: Muscidae), which burrow ...
J. C. Reboreda +5 more
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Expression and Localization of Kcne2 in the Vertebrate Retina. [PDF]
Lindner M +5 more
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From micro- to macroevolution: brood parasitism as a driver of phenotypic diversity in birds. [PDF]
Medina I, Kilner RM, Langmore NE.
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How to learn to recognize conspecific brood parasitic offspring. [PDF]
Shizuka D, Lyon BE.
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Reproductive success of shiny cowbird (Molothrus bonariensis) in hosts of different body size [PDF]
Se analizaron los distintos componentes del éxito reproductivo del Tordo Renegrido (Molothrus bonariensis) en tres hospedadores que difieren marcadamente en su tamaño corporal: la Ratona Común (Troglodytes musculus), el Zorzal Chalchalero (Turdus ...
Reboreda, Juan Carlos +3 more
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Monogamy without parental care? Social and genetic mating systems of avian brood parasites. [PDF]
Feeney WE, Riehl C.
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Double Parasitism by Two Cuckoo Gentes in a Daurian Redstart Nest. [PDF]
Zhang J +6 more
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Interactions between Invasive Monk Parakeets (Myiopsitta monachus) and Other Bird Species during Nesting Seasons in Santiago, Chile. [PDF]
Briceño C +8 more
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Brood-parasitic female cowbirds have better numerical abilities than males on a task resembling nest prospecting behaviour. [PDF]
Guigueno MF, Coto MA, Sherry DF.
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