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Do cuckoos imprint on hosts, micro-habitats, or nest sites? Parasitism preferences in the common cuc...

Do cuckoos imprint on hosts, micro-habitats, or nest sites? Parasitism preferences in the common cuc...

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Do cuckoos imprint on hosts, micro-habitats, or nest sites? Parasitism preferences in the common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)

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Do cuckoos imprint on hosts, micro-habitats, or nest sites? Parasitism preferences in the common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)

Publisher

Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer

Journal title

Behavioral ecology and sociobiology, 2018-08, Vol.72 (8), p.1-5, Article 126

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English

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Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer

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Contents

Diverse nest-building behaviors used for constructing delicate and diverse kinds of nests constitute one of the most impressive and typical traits for birds. However, some bird species do not possess nest-building behavior but lay eggs in nests of other species. Such obligate brood parasites account for only 1% of all bird species in the world, but...

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Do cuckoos imprint on hosts, micro-habitats, or nest sites? Parasitism preferences in the common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)

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TN_cdi_proquest_journals_2066307513

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_journals_2066307513

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ISSN

0340-5443

E-ISSN

1432-0762

DOI

10.1007/s00265-018-2542-2

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