Browsing NTNU Open by Journals "Behaviour"
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Increase of clutch size triggers clutch destruction behaviour in common moorhens (Gallinula chloropus) during the incubation period
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)Conspecific brood parasitism (CBP) is common in a variety of animal taxa, including birds. In coots (Fulica spp.), and the closely related moorhens (Gallinula spp.), such parasitism is especially common, and hosts experience ... -
Oriental reed warbler (Acrocephalus orientalis) nest defence behaviour towards brood parasites and nest predators
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Brood parasites and predators pose different threats to passerines that may favour the evolution of enemy-specific defence strategies. Furthermore, potential sex-specific variation in parental investment may be manifested ...