Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8497483 | Behavioural Processes | 2012 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
⺠We studied great reed warblers' parental care toward brood parasitic cuckoo chicks. ⺠Cuckoos received less food and grew slower in broods with a host than when alone. ⺠After hosts fledged, cuckoos compensated for the costs of prior cohabitation.
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Authors
Nikoletta Geltsch, Márk E. Hauber, Michael G. Anderson, Miklós Bán, Csaba Moskát,