Ancient origin and maternal inheritance of blue cuckoo eggs
The common cuckoo lays its eggs in nests of a variety of species and their eggs mimic the ones of their hosts. Here, the authors show that blue egg colouration in the common cuckoo is maternally inherited, originated in Asia and then expanded to Europe.
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Nature Portfolio
2016
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