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Coevolutionary interactions between farmers and mafia induce host acceptance of avian brood parasites
Brood parasites exploit their host in order to increase their own fitness. Typically, this results in an arms race between parasite trickery and host defence. Thus, it is puzzling to observe hosts that accept parasitism without any resistance. The ‘mafia’ hypothesis suggests that these hosts accept...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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The Royal Society
2016
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4892445/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27293783 http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.160036 |