Parasitic egg rejection decisions of chalk-browed mockingbirds Mimus saturninus are independent of clutch composition
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DOI: 10.1007/s10071-018-1161-7
Abstract: Obligate avian brood parasites lay their eggs in nests of other host species, which assume all the costs of parental care for the foreign eggs and chicks. The most common defensive response to parasitism is… read more here.
Keywords: rejection; clutch; egg; rejection decisions ... See more keywords