Obligate brood parasites as selective agents for evolution of egg appearance in passerine birds

Evolution

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 199-205

  Stokke, Bård G ^a   Moksnes, Arne ^a   Røskaft, Eivin ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Brood parasitism; Clutch variation; Co evolution; Cuculus canorus; Egg appearance; Molothrus ater; Rejection behavior

Indexed keywords

BROOD PARASITISM; COEVOLUTION; EGG; EGG REJECTION; MIMICRY; NATURAL SELECTION;

NORTH AMERICA;

AVES; CUCULUS CANORUS; MOLOTHRUS; MOLOTHRUS ATER; PASSERIFORMES;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRD; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; NESTING; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; NESTING BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0036006028     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0014-3820.2002.tb00861.x     Document Type: Article

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