Use of 3D-printed animal models as a standard method to test avian behavioral responses toward nest intruders in the studies of avian brood parasitism

Living and/or non-living animal models are often used as stimuli to observe the behavioral responses of the target animals. In the past, parasites, predators, and harmless controls have been used to test host anti-parasitism defense behavior, and their taxidermy specimens have been widely used as a...

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Main Authors: Xiangyang Chen, Yan Cai, Jiaojiao Wang, Canchao Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2022-01-01
Series:Avian Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2053716622000573