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Nocturnal migratory flight initiation in reed warblers Acrocephalus scirpaceus : effect of wind on orientation and timing of migration [PDF]
Journal of Avian Biology, 2002 We used radio‐telemetry to study autumn migratory flight initiation and orientation in relation to wind and air pressure in a nocturnal passerine migrant, the reed warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus at Falsterbo, southwest Sweden.
Åkesson, Susanne +3 more
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Italian Ornithological Commission (COI) - Report 31
Avocetta, 2023 Italian Ornithological Commission (COI) - Report 31. This report refers to records from January 1st 2022 to December 31st 2022, with the addition of a number of records from previous years that were submitted more recently. For each species, the records
Egidio Fulco, Cristiano Liuzzi
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Egg-spot matching in common cuckoo parasitism of the oriental reed warbler: effects of host nest availability and egg rejection [PDF]
Avian Research, 2016 The success of cuckoo parasitism is thought to depend largely on the extent of egg matching between cuckoo and host eggs, since poor-matching cuckoo egg would lead to more frequent egg rejection by the host. In this study, we investigated how egg-spot matching between the Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) and its host, the Oriental Reed Warbler ...
Li, Donglai +5 more
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Do common cuckoos (Cuculus canorus) possess an optimal laying behaviour to match their own egg phenotype to that of their Oriental reed warbler (Acrocephalus orientalis) hosts? [PDF]
Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2015 Received 20 June 2015; revised 6 August 2015; accepted for publication 7 August 2015Optimality theory suggests that parasitic cuckoos should evolve an optimal laying behaviour aiming to positivelyselect host nests in which the eggs match the phenotype of their own eggs, thus minimizing the rejection riskfrom hosts and, in turn, maximizing the cuckoos ...
Canchao Yang +3 more
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Sedimentación de paseriformes palustres escasos durante el paso migratorio posnupcial en Txingudi (Euskadi) [PDF]
Munibe Ciencias NaturalesEl estuario de Txingudi, en el Cantábrico oriental, es un punto clave de parada migratoria de aves palustres, que son particularmente interesantes desde un punto de vista de la conservación dada su dependencia por ambientes muy específicos, que las hace ...
Juan Arizaga
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Behaviour, 2015 Brood parasites and predators pose different threats to passerines that may favour the evolution of enemy-specific defence strategies. Furthermore, potential sex-specific variation in parental investment may be manifested in differences between male and female nest defence behaviour.
Li, Donglai +4 more
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Animal Cells and Systems, 2009 Abstract The size of song repertoires mainly provides evidence for explaining sexual selection for female choice as well as male‐male competition. We investigated the role of oriental great reed warbler songs (Acrocephalus orientalis) of breeding territorial males.
Shi‐Ryong Park +2 more
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Complete egg clutches as memory template for host egg recognition
Journal of Avian Biology, Volume 2026, Issue 5, September 2026.Egg recognition and rejection are among the most prevalent forms of host defense against brood parasitism. However, there is a lack of comprehensive data on the ability of hosts to update and modify their egg rejection strategy throughout the breeding cycle.
Fangfang Zhang +3 more
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Hawk mimicry does not reduce attacks of cuckoos by highly aggressive hosts
Avian Research, 2018 Background Resemblance to raptors such as hawks (Accipiter spp.) is considered to be an adaptive strategy of cuckoos (Cuculus spp.), which has evolved to protect cuckoos against host attacks.
Laikun Ma, Canchao Yang, Wei Liang
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Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 4, April 2026.Our results demonstrate that green‐backed tits have evolved independent adaptive responses to distinct selective pressures: nest predation during egg‐laying and brood parasitism during incubation. This study provides new insights into the plasticity of host defenses and suggests that species with egg‐covering behaviors may develop specialized anti ...
Ping Ye, Canchao Yang
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