Oriental Reed Warblers do not abandon Common Cuckoo chicks during prolonged nestling periods
Avian ResearchThe Oriental Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus orientalis) is one of the most commonly used hosts for the parasitic Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus). However, as hosts that feed unrelated parasitic nestlings may suffer extra reproductive costs, they may be less ...
Wei Liang, Laikun Ma, Longwu Wang
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How nestlings of Oriental Reed Warbler respond to adult alarm calls
Avian ResearchAvian alarm calls mediate defenses against brood parasites and predators. These calls facilitate communication among adults and alert nestlings to potential danger.
Jiaojiao Wang, Canchao Yang, Laikun Ma
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Egg rejection and egg recognition mechanisms in Oriental Reed Warblers [PDF]
Avian Research, 2021 Background Nest parasitism by cuckoos (Cuculus spp.) results in enormous reproductive failure and forces hosts to evolve antiparasitic strategies, i.e., recognition of own eggs and rejection of cuckoo eggs.
Laikun Ma, Wei Liang
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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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Anti-Predation Responses to Conspecific versus Heterospecific Alarm Calls by the Nestlings of Two Sympatric Birds [PDF]
Animals, 2022 Predation is generally the main cause of bird mortality. Birds can use acoustic signals to increase their predation survival. Bird response to mobbing alarm calls is a form of anti-predation behavior. We used a playback technique and acoustic analysis to
Yuxin Jiang, Jingru Han, Canchao Yang
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Female Cuckoo Calls Deceive Their Hosts by Evoking Nest-Leaving Behavior: Variation under Different Levels of Parasitism [PDF]
Animals, 2022 The common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) is an obligate brood parasite that has evolved a series of strategies to trick its hosts. The female cuckoo has been hypothesized to mimic the appearance and sounds of several raptors to deceive the hosts into ...
Jiaojiao Wang +3 more
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Double Parasitism by Two Cuckoo Gentes in a Daurian Redstart Nest. [PDF]
Ecol EvolDouble parasitism is rare in forest‐breeding hosts of the common cuckoo, where females typically defend exclusive territories. We report a unique case in a Daurian redstart nest involving two different cuckoo gentes, despite one gens overwhelmingly dominating parasitism events in the population. This observation suggests that female cuckoos may be less
Zhang J +6 more
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Three sympatric host nestlings eavesdrop on cuckoo nestling distress calls [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionIn predator–prey interactions, the prey faces extreme challenges from predation, which drives the evolution of defense or anti‐predator mechanisms. Compared with adult birds, nestlings are more vulnerable but not helpless.
Jiaojiao Wang +5 more
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Female Cuckoo Calls Are More Effective at Attracting Breeding Male Cuckoos and Their Hosts Than Male Cuckoo Calls. [PDF]
Ecol EvolVocalizations during the breeding season play a significant role in both intra‐ and interspecific communications. The number of individuals attracted by female common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) calls was significantly higher than the number attracted by male calls, both for male cuckoos and hosts.
Yan H, Liang W.
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Behavioral and Acoustic Responses of the Oriental Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus orientalis), at Egg and Nestling Stages, to the Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) [PDF]
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2021 Cuckoo nest parasites lay eggs in host nests and thereby transfer all reproduction costs to the hosts. This greatly reduces host fitness. Parasitism has selected for the evolution of anti-parasitic strategies in hosts, including nest defense. The dynamic
Jiaojiao Wang +3 more
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