A comparative analysis of the evolution of variation in appearance of eggs of European passerines in relation to brood parasitism

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 89-94

  Soler, Juan José ^a,b   Møller, Anders Pape ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Brood parasitism; Coevolution; Cuculus canorus; Egg recognition; Evolution of pattern and color of host eggs

Indexed keywords

BROOD PARASITISM; EGG PATTERN; EUROPEAN CUCKOO; PASSERINE;

CUCULIDAE; CUCULUS CANORUS;

EID: 0029769337     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/7.1.89     Document Type: Review

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