Recognizing odd smells and ejection of brood parasitic eggs. An experimental test in magpies of a novel defensive trait against brood parasitism

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1265-1270

  Soler, J J ^a,b   Perez Contreras T ^b,c   De Neve, L ^d   Macias Sanchez E ^c   Moller A P ^e   Soler, M ^b,c  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE ECOLOGÍA FUNCIONAL Y EVOLUTIVA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^d GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^e UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

Author keywords

Brood parasitism; Chemical cues; Coevolution; Egg ejection; Odour

Indexed keywords

BIRD; BROOD PARASITISM; CHEMICAL CUE; DEFENSE BEHAVIOR; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; ODOR; OLFACTION; POPULATION GENETICS;

CLAMATOR GLANDARIUS; CORVIDAE; CUCULIDAE; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; NICOTIANA TABACUM; PICA PICA;

ANIMAL; BIRD; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; NESTING; ODOR; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RECOGNITION; SMELLING; SONGBIRD;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; NESTING BEHAVIOR; ODORS; OLFACTORY PERCEPTION; PASSERIFORMES; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 84901640715     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jeb.12377     Document Type: Article

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