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A stab in the dark: chick killing by brood parasitic honeyguides
The most virulent avian brood parasites obligately kill host young soon after hatching, thus ensuring their monopoly of host parental care. While the host eviction behaviour of cuckoos (Cuculidae) is well documented, the host killing behaviour of honeyguide (Indicatoridae) chicks has been witnessed...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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The Royal Society
2012
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3297377/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21900311 http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2011.0739 |