Does nest sanitation elicit egg rejection in an open-cup nesting cuckoo host rejecter?

Does nest sanitation elicit egg rejection in an open-cup nesting cuckoo host rejecter?

Abstract Background Nest sanitation behavior is one of the most important means to ensure high reproductive efficiency. In avian brood parasitism, nest sanitation behavior may be a pre-adaptation of host birds that allows them to identify the parasitic eggs, so that egg discrimination behavior may h...

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Main Authors: Tongping Su, Chanchao Yang, Shuihua Chen, Wei Liang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-08-01
Series:Avian Research
Subjects:
Brood parasitism
Brown-breasted Bulbul
Egg discrimination
Nest sanitation behavior
Cuckoo host
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40657-018-0119-4

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