Egg rejection behavior does not explain the lack of cowbird parasitism on an eastern North American population of Red-winged Blackbirds
Abstract Background Red-winged Blackbirds (Agelaius phoeniceus), hereafter red-wings, are much less frequently parasitized by Brown-headed Cowbirds (Molothrus ater) in eastern North America than in central North America and had not been recorded as hosts in our study area in southeastern Pennsylvani...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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KeAi Communications Co., Ltd.
2019-12-01
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Series: | Avian Research |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-019-0186-1 |