Egg eviction imposes a recoverable cost of virulence in chicks of a brood parasite
Egg eviction imposes a recoverable cost of virulence in chicks of a brood parasite
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United States: Public Library of Science
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Chicks of virulent brood parasitic birds eliminate their nestmates and avoid costly competition for foster parental care. Yet, efforts to evict nest contents by the blind and naked common cuckoo Cuculus canorus hatchling are counterintuitive as both adult parasites and large older cuckoo chicks appear to be better suited to tossing the eggs and you...
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Egg eviction imposes a recoverable cost of virulence in chicks of a brood parasite
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TN_cdi_plos_journals_1292493211
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_1292493211
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1932-6203
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1932-6203
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10.1371/journal.pone.0007725
