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Egg Rejection and Nest Sanitation in an Island Population of Barn Swallows (Hirundo rustica): Probability, Response Latency, and Sex Effects

SIMPLE SUMMARY: Most birds build nests for laying eggs and rearing their offspring. They frequently clean their nests by removing foreign objects, such as leaves, small branches, stones, and feces. Further, some birds recognize and remove foreign eggs deposited by brood parasites. Nest sanitation an...

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Autores principales: Yang, Qiuhui, Chen, Xiangyang, Zhang, Ziqi, Han, Jingru, Wu, Neng, Yang, Canchao
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9658383/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36359151
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani12213027