No evidence of host-specific egg mimicry in Asian koels.

Avian brood parasitism is costly for the host, in many cases leading to the evolution of defenses like discrimination of parasitic eggs. The parasite, in turn, may evolve mimetic eggs as a counter-adaptation to host egg rejection. Some generalist parasites have evolved host-specific races (gentes) t...

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Auteurs principaux: Mominul Islam Nahid, Frode Fossøy, Bård G Stokke, Virginia Abernathy, Sajeda Begum, Naomi E Langmore, Eivin Røskaft, Peter S Ranke
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Publié: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021
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Accès en ligne:https://doaj.org/article/de0eaaf30d324cf791831e7a6446f960
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