• Characteristics determining host suitability for a generalist parasite 

      Stokke, Bård Gunnar; Ratikainen, Irja Ida; Moksnes, Arne; Røskaft, Eivin; Schulze-Hagen, Karl; Leech, David I.; Møller, Anders pape; Fossøy, Frode (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Host quality is critical for parasites. The common cuckoo Cuculus canorus is a generalist avian brood parasite, but individual females show strong preference for a specific host species. Here, we use three extensive datasets ...
    • Coevolution in Action: Disruptive Selection on Egg Colour in an Avian Brood Parasite and its Host 

      Yang, Chanchao; Liang, Wei; Cai, Yan; Shi, Suhua; Takasu, Fugo; Møller, Anders pape; Antonov, Anton Tinchov; Fossøy, Frode; Moksnes, Arne; Røskaft, Eivin; Stokke, Bård Gunnar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010)
      Background: Trait polymorphism can evolve as a consequence of frequency-dependent selection. Coevolutionary interactions between hosts and parasites may lead to selection on both to evolve extreme phenotypes deviating ...
    • Egg phenotype matching by cuckoos in relation to discrimination by hosts and climatic conditions 

      Avilés, Jesús M.; Vikan, Johan Reinert; Fossøy, Frode; Antonov, Anton Tinchov; Moksnes, Arne; Røskaft, Eivin; Shykoff, Jacqui A.; Møller, Anders pape; Stokke, Bård Gunnar (Journal article, 2012)
      Although parasites and their hosts often coexist in a set of environmentally differentiated populations connected by gene flow, few empirical studies have considered a role of environmental variation in shaping correlations ...
    • Hawk models, hawk mimics, and antipredator behavior of prey 

      Møller, Anders pape; Stokke, Bård Gunnar; Samia, Diogo SM (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)
      Prey typically respond to potential predators by taking flight. This results in an optimal flight initiation distance (FID) at which the risk of remaining and the cost of flight are equal. Thus, FID is strongly negatively ...
    • Host selection in parasitic birds: are open-cup nesting insectivorous passerines always suitable cuckoo hosts? 

      Yang, Canchao; Stokke, Bård Gunnar; Antonov, Anton Tinchov; Cai, Yan; Shi, Suhua; Moksnes, Arne; Røskaft, Eivin; Møller, Anders pape; Liang, Wei; Grim, Tomas (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)
      How do potential hosts escape detrimental interactions with brood parasites? Current consensus is that hole-nesting and granivorous birds avoid brood parasites, like common cuckoos Cuculus canorus , by their inaccessible ...