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The Effects of Anthrophony on Song Traits in European Robins (Erithacus rubecula)

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 2, February 2026.
Our study investigated how anthrophony affected birdsong by comparing European robin songs from urban and rural populations in Midlothian, Scotland. The minimum frequency showed a decreasing pattern in rural robins, but remained higher and constant in urban robins, which also had longer, less complex songs with narrower frequency ranges.
Marzia Golini, Matthew Bell
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Have Asian koels evolved egg mimicry with any of their hosts?

Journal of Avian Biology, Volume 2025, Issue 6, November 2025.
The Asian koel Eudynamys scolopaceus is a generalist brood parasite that exploits a diverse array of host species across Asia. A previous study using avian visual modeling found no evidence that koels had evolved eggs that mimic the eggs of one of their oldest known hosts, the house crow Corvus splendens, or that they had host‐specific egg types when ...
Virginia E. Abernathy, Mominul Islam Nahid, Bård G. Stokke, Eivin Røskaft, Sajeda Begum, Naomi E. Langmore, Wei Liang   +6 more
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Past research and future directions in understanding how birds use their sense of smell

Ibis, Volume 167, Issue 4, Page 853-881, October 2025.
Our understanding of the functional importance of olfaction to birds has improved over the past 60 years, largely as the result of experimental studies testing how birds use their sense of smell in different contexts. As it is impossible to measure directly which odours birds can detect, we rely on measuring behavioural responses to scent cues or ...
Darcy Creece, Rafael Freire, Melanie Massaro   +2 more
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MOESM5 of Egg-spot matching in common cuckoo parasitism of the oriental reed warbler: effects of host nest availability and egg rejection

, 2016
Additional file 5: Table S2. Summary of the published data for the empirical testing of the egg-matching hypothesis.
Donglai Li, Yanan Ruan, Wang, Ying, Chang, Alan, Dongmei Wan, Zhengwang Zhang   +5 more
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MOESM2 of Egg-spot matching in common cuckoo parasitism of the oriental reed warbler: effects of host nest availability and egg rejection

, 2016
Additional file 2: Table S1. Local parasitism rate and number of parasitized nests that were successfully paired with their nearby non-parasitized nests for egg-spot assessment.
Donglai Li, Yanan Ruan, Wang, Ying, Chang, Alan, Dongmei Wan, Zhengwang Zhang   +5 more
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MOESM6 of Egg-spot matching in common cuckoo parasitism of the oriental reed warbler: effects of host nest availability and egg rejection

, 2016
Additional file 6: Supplementary Document 1. Comparison of egg-spot parameters between cuckoo and warbler eggs from parasitized and non-parasitized nests.
Donglai Li, Yanan Ruan, Wang, Ying, Chang, Alan, Dongmei Wan, Zhengwang Zhang   +5 more
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Can nest design hinder brood parasitism success?

Journal of Avian Biology, Volume 2025, Issue 2, March 2025.
Avian nest design varies depending on environmental factors but may also be influenced by between‐species interactions. In the brood parasitism context, hosts may evolve nest architectures that may limit parasite access to the nest cup, reduce parasite laying success or hinder parasite chick success.
Angela Moreras, Jere Tolvanen, Michal Kysučan, Peter Samaš, Tomáš Grim, Robert L. Thomson   +5 more
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Conservation and management implications of the effects of wildfire on a threatened Eastern Iberian Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus witherbyi) population

Ibis, Volume 167, Issue 1, Page 196-211, January 2025.
Wetland degradation worldwide has led to fragmentation and isolation of diminished populations that are now more vulnerable to disturbance. Wildfires affecting wetlands can have major impacts on vegetation structure and associated waterbird communities, but rapid recovery of the initial state of vegetation cover after fire due to fast emergent ...
Iván Alambiaga, Pablo Vera, David García, Maties Rebassa, Juan S. Monrós   +4 more
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Recognition and utilization of egg maculation signals by two sympatric host species

Journal of Avian Biology, Volume 2025, Issue 1, January 2025.
Egg color polymorphism and egg mimicry are important adaptations in the game process between hosts and brood parasites at the egg stage. The ability of hosts to recognize and reject parasitic eggs based on effective egg characteristics is a crucial factor in determining the outcome of this arms race.
Guo Zhong, Longwu Wang, Wei Liang
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Associations between diet and the gut microbiome in brood-parasitic nestlings: Common Cuckoos reared by three host species

Avian Research
The gut microbiome is crucial for growth, nutrient acquisition, and health. Multiple factors shape its composition and function, and diet is consistently identified as a key environmental driver.
Li Zhang, Jiangping Yu, Xinyi Yuan, Guo Zhong, Laikun Ma, Longru Jin, Wei Liang, Haitao Wang   +7 more
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