Coevolutionary theory predicts that the most common long‐term outcome of the
relationships between brood parasites and their hosts should be coevolutionary cycles …

Animals can congregate in groups for many reasons, from reproductive assurance to
improved foraging or predation efficiency, to avoiding themselves becoming the target of …

Throughout their lives animals must complete many tasks, including finding food, avoiding
predators, attracting mates, and navigating through a complex and dynamic environment …

The interactions between avian obligate interspecific brood parasites and their hosts provide
tractable systems for studying coevolutionary processes in nature. This review highlights …

The interactions between avian interspecific brood parasites and their hosts provide
tractable and informative systems for investigating coevolution. Generally, these …

For many hosts of brood-parasitic birds, their frontline of defence is to mob adult parasites
that approach the nest. Mobbing is commonly interpreted as an adaptation to prevent the …

There is a schism within economics between the neoclassical and behavioral schools. A
primary cause of the behavioral ascent is the experimental evidence of deviations between …

The optimal acceptance threshold hypothesis provides a general predictive framework for
testing behavioural responses to discrimination challenges. Decision-makers should …

Interactions between avian hosts and brood parasites can provide a model for how animals
adapt to a changing world. Reed warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus) hosts employ costly …

Many hosts have evolved diverse cognitive mechanisms to recognize and reduce the cost of
social parasitism. For example, great reed warblers Acrocephalus arundinaceus can …