Ecological uncertainty favours the diversification of host use in avian brood parasites

Nearly 17% of all bird species are hosts to obligate brood parasites like the common cuckoo. Antonson et al. show that parasite species hedge their reproductive bets by outsourcing parental care to a greater variety of host species when the rearing environment for their young is more unpredictable.

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Autores principales:	Nicholas D. Antonson, Dustin R. Rubenstein, Mark E. Hauber, Carlos A. Botero
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Publicado:	Nature Portfolio 2020
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:d09f0c1688fe46c798b5b14f9be6beee2021-12-02T18:00:09ZEcological uncertainty favours the diversification of host use in avian brood parasites10.1038/s41467-020-18038-y2041-1723https://doaj.org/article/d09f0c1688fe46c798b5b14f9be6beee2020-08-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-18038-yhttps://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723Nearly 17% of all bird species are hosts to obligate brood parasites like the common cuckoo. Antonson et al. show that parasite species hedge their reproductive bets by outsourcing parental care to a greater variety of host species when the rearing environment for their young is more unpredictable.Nicholas D. AntonsonDustin R. RubensteinMark E. HauberCarlos A. BoteroNature PortfolioarticleScienceQENNature Communications, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2020)
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spellingShingle	Science Q Nicholas D. Antonson Dustin R. Rubenstein Mark E. Hauber Carlos A. Botero Ecological uncertainty favours the diversification of host use in avian brood parasites
description	Nearly 17% of all bird species are hosts to obligate brood parasites like the common cuckoo. Antonson et al. show that parasite species hedge their reproductive bets by outsourcing parental care to a greater variety of host species when the rearing environment for their young is more unpredictable.
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author	Nicholas D. Antonson Dustin R. Rubenstein Mark E. Hauber Carlos A. Botero
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title	Ecological uncertainty favours the diversification of host use in avian brood parasites
title_short	Ecological uncertainty favours the diversification of host use in avian brood parasites
title_full	Ecological uncertainty favours the diversification of host use in avian brood parasites
title_fullStr	Ecological uncertainty favours the diversification of host use in avian brood parasites
title_full_unstemmed	Ecological uncertainty favours the diversification of host use in avian brood parasites
title_sort	ecological uncertainty favours the diversification of host use in avian brood parasites
publisher	Nature Portfolio
publishDate	2020
url	https://doaj.org/article/d09f0c1688fe46c798b5b14f9be6beee
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Ecological uncertainty favours the diversification of host use in avian brood parasites

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