Evolution of defences against cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) parasitism in bramblings (Fringilla montifringilla): A comparison of four populations in Fennoscandia

Evolutionary Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1141-1157

  Vikan, Johan Reinert ^a,d   Stokke, Bård Gunnar ^a,d   Rutila, Jarkko ^b   Huhta, Esa ^c   Moksnes, Arne ^a,d   Røskaft, Eivin ^a,d  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^c FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^d INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Brood parasitism; Coevolution; Cuculus canorus; Egg rejection

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; BROOD PARASITISM; COEVOLUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EGG REJECTION; GENE FLOW; PASSERINE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

FENNOSCANDIA;

CUCULUS CANORUS; FRINGILLA; FRINGILLA MONTIFRINGILLA; PASSERIFORMES;

EID: 77955772602     PISSN: 02697653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10682-010-9360-y     Document Type: Article

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