Host species determines egg size in Oriental cuckoo
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DOI: 10.1111/jzo.12583
Abstract: The Oriental cuckoo Cuculus optatus is an obligate brood parasite associated with species of the genus Phylloscopus. Four distinct phenotypes of Oriental cuckoo eggs, matching eggshell colour patterns of Arctic warbler Phylloscopus borealis, common chiffchaff… read more here.
Keywords: host species; warbler; cuckoo; egg ... See more keywords