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No evidence of host-specific egg mimicry in Asian koels

Avian brood parasitism is costly for the host, in many cases leading to the evolution of defenses like discrimination of parasitic eggs. The parasite, in turn, may evolve mimetic eggs as a counter-adaptation to host egg rejection. Some generalist parasites have evolved host-specific races (gentes) t...

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Autores principales: Nahid, Mominul Islam, Fossøy, Frode, Stokke, Bård G., Abernathy, Virginia, Begum, Sajeda, Langmore, Naomi E., Røskaft, Eivin, Ranke, Peter S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8270166/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34242287
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0253985