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A brood parasite selects for its own egg traits
Many brood parasitic birds lay eggs that mimic their hosts' eggs in appearance. This typically arises from selection from discriminating hosts that reject eggs which differ from their own. However, selection on parasitic eggs may also arise from parasites themselves, because it should pay a lay...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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The Royal Society
2013
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3971702/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23966598 http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2013.0573 |