Rejection of brood-parasitic shiny cowbird Molothrus bonariensis nestlings by the firewood-gatherer Anumbius annumbi?

Costs imposed by brood parasitic birds exert strong selection on their hosts to avoid parasitism. While egg rejection is a common defence, nestling rejection is rarer and less well understood. Theoretical models suggest that among non-evicting parasites such as cowbirds nestling rejection can only e...

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Autores principales: Delhey, K., Carrizo, M., Verniere, L., Mahler, B., Peters, A.
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Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_09088857_v42_n5_p463_Delhey
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