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Do Male and Female Cowbirds See Their World Differently? Implications for Sex Differences in the Sensory System of an Avian Brood Parasite
BACKGROUND: Male and female avian brood parasites are subject to different selection pressures: males compete for mates but do not provide parental care or territories and only females locate hosts to lay eggs. This sex difference may affect brain architecture in some avian brood parasites, but rela...
Autores principales: | Fernández-Juricic, Esteban, Ojeda, Agustin, Deisher, Marcella, Burry, Brianna, Baumhardt, Patrice, Stark, Amy, Elmore, Amanda G., Ensminger, Amanda L. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2013
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3609808/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23544049 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0058985 |
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