Sexual imprinting misguides species recognition in a facultative interspecific brood parasite

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 277, Issue 1697, 2010, Pages 3079-3085

  Sorenson, Michael D ^a,b   Hauber, Mark E ^c   Derrickson, Scott R ^b  

^a Boston University   (United States)

^b SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Brood parasitism; Hybridization; Life history; Recognition systems; Sexual imprinting

Indexed keywords

BROOD PARASITISM; COURTSHIP; GAMEBIRD; HYBRIDIZATION; INTERSPECIFIC VARIATION; LIFE HISTORY; ONTOGENY; RECOGNITION; SEXUAL REPRODUCTION; SPATIAL VARIATION; SYMPATRY; WATERFOWL;

ANAS; AVES; AYTHYA AMERICANA; AYTHYA VALISINERIA; MEGAPODIIDAE;

EID: 77956908377     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2010.0592     Document Type: Conference Paper

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