Egg recognition and nestling discrimination in the Crested Myna (Acridotheres cristatellus): Size matters
Most studies exploring abilities of hosts to detect brood parasitism are based on detecting colour and/or pattern differences among parasitic and host eggs or nestlings, while only few were focused on size differences. True recognition and recognition by discordancy are used to explain cognitive mec...
Main Authors: | Jinmei Liu, Fangfang Zhang, Yuran Liu, Wei Liang |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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KeAi Communications Co., Ltd.
2023-01-01
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Series: | Avian Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2053716623000373 |
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