Egg Spots Are Important Cues for Egg Recognition in Barn Swallows
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.71235
Abstract: ABSTRACT Egg recognition is one of the most common strategies utilized by host birds to combat brood parasitism. Eggshell surface features (e.g., eggshell color and spots) are important cues for host egg recognition, enabling avian… read more here.
Keywords: recognition; recognition barn; barn swallows; egg recognition ... See more keywords
Egg recognition abilities of tit species in the Paridae family: do Indomalayan tits exhibit higher recognition than Palearctic tits?
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DOI: 10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2020.054
Abstract: Recent studies have shown that the closely related cinereous tit (Parus cinereus) and green-backed tit (P. monticolus) in China display strong egg recognition ability in contrast to tit species in Europe, which lack such ability.… read more here.
Keywords: recognition; ability; tit species; egg recognition ... See more keywords