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Could a Factor That Does Not Affect Egg Recognition Influence the Decision of Rejection?

Rejection of the parasitic egg is the most important defence of hosts against brood parasites. However, this response is variable among and within species, and egg discrimination is not always followed by egg rejection. Low risk of parasitism and high risk of rejection costs may lead to the acceptan...

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Autores principales: Ruiz-Raya, Francisco, Soler, Manuel, Sánchez-Pérez, Lucía Ll., Ibáñez-Álamo, Juan Diego
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4546668/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26295481
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0135624