The Avian Brood Parasites : Deception at the Nest.

The Avian Brood Parasites : Deception at the Nest.

Discusses all of the world's nearly 100 species of obligatory brood parasites - those birds that reproduce only by laying their eggs in the nests of other species - and the ecological and evolutionary aspects of this remarkable behavioural adaptation.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Johnsgard, Paul A.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 1998.
Subjects:
Parasitic birds.
Brood parasites.
Brood parasites
Parasitic birds
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Description
Summary:Discusses all of the world's nearly 100 species of obligatory brood parasites - those birds that reproduce only by laying their eggs in the nests of other species - and the ecological and evolutionary aspects of this remarkable behavioural adaptation.
Physical Description:1 online resource (422 pages)
ISBN:9780195354997
0195354990
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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