EGG rejection in Marsh Warblers (acrocephalus palustris) heavily parasitized by Common Cuckoos (Cuculus canorus)

Auk

Volumn 123, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 419-430

  Antonov, Anton ^a   Stokke, Bård G ^b   Moksnes, Arne ^b   Røskaft, Eivin ^b  

^a Kozladuy 3320 ^*  (Bulgaria)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Acrocephalus palustris; Brood parasitism; Coevolution; Common cuckoo; Cuculus canorus; EGG rejection; Marsh Warbler

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; COEVOLUTION; EGG REJECTION; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; MIMICRY; PARASITISM; PASSERINE;

BULGARIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

ACROCEPHALUS PALUSTRIS; CUCULUS CANORUS;

EID: 33646537149     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1642/0004-8038(2006)123[419:ERIMWA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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