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Convergent evolution of elaborate nests as structural defences in birds

The pendent nests of some weaverbird and icterid species are among the most complex structures built by any animal, but why they have evolved remains to be explained. The precarious attachments and extended entrance tunnels characteristic of these nests are widely speculated to act as structural def...

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Autores principales: Street, Sally E., Jaques, Robert, De Silva, Thilina N.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9768638/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36541171
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2022.1734