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Coevolution between brood-parasitic honeyguides and their hosts
Obligate brood parasites lay their eggs in the nests of other species, foisting the costs of parental care onto the host parents. The success of the parasite and host are then at odds, with both parties evolving defences and countermeasures in an evolutionary arms race. This reciprocal influence of...
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FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
2021
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