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dc.contributor.authorMoksnes, Arne
dc.contributor.authorFossøy, Frode
dc.contributor.authorRøskaft, Eivin
dc.contributor.authorStokke, Bård Gunnar
dc.date.accessioned2017-10-27T08:18:55Z
dc.date.available2017-10-27T08:18:55Z
dc.date.created2013-04-06T10:21:25Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.identifier.citationChinese Birds. 2013, 4 (1), 3-14.nb_NO
dc.identifier.issn1674-7674
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11250/2462507
dc.description.abstractIn Europe, eggs of the Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) have been found in more than 125 different host species. However, very few species are frequently parasitized. The Cuckoo is divided into several distinct races termed gentes. Females of each gens specialize in parasitizing a particular host species. More than 20 such gentes are recognized in Europe. Each female Cuckoo lays eggs of constant appearance. Most gentes can be separated based on their distinct egg types, which in many cases mimic those of their hosts. Different gentes may occur in sympatry or may be separated geographically. Some gentes may occur in restricted parts of the host’s distribution area. These patterns raise some fundamental questions like: Why are some passerine species preferred as hosts while others are not? Why does a host population consist of individuals either accepting or rejecting Cuckoo eggs? Why is there marked variation in egg rejection behavior between various host populations? How distinct and host-specialized are Cuckoo gentes? These questions are discussed in relation to existing knowledge and future perspectives.nb_NO
dc.language.isoengnb_NO
dc.publisherBioMed Centralnb_NO
dc.rightsNavngivelse 4.0 Internasjonal*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.no*
dc.titleReviewing 30 years of studies on the Common Cuckoo - accumulated knowledge and future perspectivesnb_NO
dc.typeJournal articlenb_NO
dc.description.versionpublishedVersionnb_NO
dc.source.pagenumber3-14nb_NO
dc.source.volume4nb_NO
dc.source.journalChinese Birdsnb_NO
dc.source.issue1nb_NO
dc.identifier.cristin1022432
dc.relation.projectNorges forskningsråd: 218144nb_NO
dc.description.localcode© 2013 The Authors; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.nb_NO
cristin.unitcode194,66,10,0
cristin.unitnameInstitutt for biologi
cristin.ispublishedtrue
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