Blar i Institutt for biologi på forfatter "Abernathy, Virginia"
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No evidence of host-specific egg mimicry in Asian koels
Nahid, Mominul Islam; Fossøy, Frode; Stokke, Bård Gunnar; Abernathy, Virginia; Begum, Sajeda; Langmore, Naomi E.; Røskaft, Eivin; Ranke, Peter Sjolte (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)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 ...