A review of the cues used for rejecting foreign eggs from the nest by the Eurasian blackbird (Turdus merula)
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.8886
Abstract: Abstract Avian brood parasitism is reproductively costly for hosts and selects for cognitive features enabling anti‐parasitic resistance at multiple stages of the host's breeding cycle. The true thrushes (genus Turdus) represent a nearly worldwide clade… read more here.
Keywords: blackbird turdus; eurasian blackbird; eggs nest; turdus merula ... See more keywords
Experimental infection by microparasites affects the oxidative balance in their avian reservoir host the blackbird Turdus merula.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2018.02.009
Abstract: By draining resources, microparasites can negatively affect the host fitness, which in turn can result in reduced transmission when virulence leads to reductions in host population size. Therefore, for a microparasite to persist in nature,… read more here.
Keywords: infection; avian reservoir; blackbird turdus; turdus merula ... See more keywords
Foraging Behavior Features of the Blackbird Turdus merula L. and Fieldfare Turdus pilaris L. (Turdidae, Passeriformes) in Kaliningrad
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DOI: 10.1134/s1062359019100303
Abstract: Abstract—The foraging behavior of the blackbird and fieldfare in the city of Kaliningrad was studied. The similarity of the feeding habitats used by the thrushes is noted. The main type of fodder habitats during the… read more here.
Keywords: fieldfare; foraging behavior; turdus merula; features blackbird ... See more keywords