Avian obligate brood parasitic lineages evolved variable complex polycrystalline structures to build tougher eggshells
Summary: Avian brood parasites and their hosts display varied egg-puncture behaviors, exerting asymmetric co-evolutionary selection pressures on eggshells’ breaking strength. We investigated eggshell structural and textural characteristics that may improve its mechanical performance. Parasitic eggsh...
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| Jezik: | English |
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Elsevier
2023-12-01
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| Serija: | iScience |
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| Online dostop: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004223026299 |