Host suitability in the Diderik cuckoo Chrysococcyx caprius - ploceid brood parasitism breeding system.

Host suitability is critically important to the success of brood parasitism. Parasites must select a host that not only accepts its egg but also is capable of successfully rearing the parasite to fledging. Nearly all brood-parasites appear to avoid low-quality hosts that are likely to reject their e...

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Main Author: Lemos, Sharon A. C.
Other Authors: Lawes, Michael J.
Language:en_ZA
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10413/4816