Egg phenotype differentiation in sympatric cuckoo Cuculus canorus gentes

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1170-1182

  Antonov, A ^a,b   Stokke, B G ^a,b   Vikan, J R ^a   FossoY F ^a,b   Ranke, P S ^b   RoSkaft E ^a,b   Moksnes, A ^a,b   MoLler A P ^a,b   Shykoff, J A ^a,c,d,e  

^a CENTRE FOR ADVANCED STUDY   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^c CNRS   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^e AGROPARISTECH   (France)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Brood parasitism; Coevolution; Host races; Mimicry

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BREEDING POPULATION; BROOD PARASITISM; COEVOLUTION; EGG SIZE; GENE FLOW; HABITAT TYPE; HOST PREFERENCE; HOST SELECTION; MIMICRY; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; SONGBIRD; SYMPATRY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRD; EGG; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; EGGS; PHENOTYPE; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ACROCEPHALUS ARUNDINACEUS; ACROCEPHALUS PALUSTRIS; CUCULUS CANORUS; EMBERIZA; MILIARIA CALANDRA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77954079835     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2010.01982.x     Document Type: Article

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