Low survival of parasite chicks may result from their imperfect adaptation to hosts rather than expression of defenses against parasitism

Evolution

Volumn 59, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 2017-2024

  Schuetz, Justin G ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Coevolution; Defense; Discrimination; Estrilda astrild; Host; Parasite; Vidua macroura

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANTIPARASITE DEFENSE; COEVOLUTION; SURVIVAL;

AMANDAVA SUBFLAVA; AVES; ESTRILDA ASTRILD; TAENIOPYGIA GUTTATA; VIDUA; VIDUA MACROURA;

EID: 25644456845     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0014-3820.2005.tb01070.x     Document Type: Article

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