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Beskrivning
Obligatory brood parasites are birds that reproduce by laying their eggs in the nests of other species. This book discusses the ecological and evolutionary aspects of this remarkable behavioural adaptation.
"A useful summary of the natural history of avian brood parasitism" Ostrich
Innehållsförteckning
Part One: Comparative Biology ; 1. An Overview of Brood Parasitism ; 2. Eco-morphology and Interspecific Mimicry ; 3. Behavioral and Reproductive Ecology ; 4. Breeding Behavior ; 5. Host-retaliation: The Co-evolutionary Arms-race ; Part Two: The Avian Brood Parasites ; I. Waterfowl (Family Anatidae) ; II. Honeyguides (Family Indicatoridae) ; III. Old World Cuckoos (Family Cuculidae) ; IV. ; V. African Parasitic Finches (Family Passeridae) ; VI. Parasitic Cowbirds (Tribe Icterini) ; Part Three: Appendices ; 1. Glossary ; 2. Latin Names of Birds
