Nest desertion cannot be considered an egg‐rejection mechanism in a medium‐sized host: an experiment...
Nest desertion cannot be considered an egg‐rejection mechanism in a medium‐sized host: an experimental study with the common blackbird Turdus merula
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Oxford, UK: Blackwell Publishing Ltd
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English
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Oxford, UK: Blackwell Publishing Ltd
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Two main mechanisms of egg rejection, the main defence of hosts against brood parasites, have been described: ejection and desertion. Desertion of the parasitized nest is much more costly and is usually exhibited by small‐sized host species unable to remove the parasitic egg. However, nest desertion is frequently assumed to be an anti‐parasite stra...
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Nest desertion cannot be considered an egg‐rejection mechanism in a medium‐sized host: an experimental study with the common blackbird Turdus merula
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TN_cdi_proquest_journals_1696041941
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_journals_1696041941
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0908-8857
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1600-048X
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10.1111/jav.00571
