Mechanism of egg recognition in defenses against conspecific brood parasitism: American coots (Fulica americana) know their own eggs

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 455-463

  Lyon, Bruce ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

American coot; Brood parasitism; Egg recognition; Egg rejection; Recognition mechanism

Indexed keywords

ANTIPARASITE DEFENSE; BIRD; BROOD PARASITISM; DEFENSE BEHAVIOR; EGG; EGG REJECTION; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; RECOGNITION;

AVES; FULICA AMERICANA;

EID: 33845627005     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-006-0273-2     Document Type: Article

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