Avian eggs differ so much in their colour and patterning from species to species that any
attempt to account for this diversity might initially seem doomed to failure. Here I present a …

Облигатный гнездовой паразитизм зарегистрирован менее чем у 1% видов мировой
фауны птиц. Столь небольшое число видов, для которых характерен такой способ …

Obligate brood parasites neither build their own nests nor rear their offspring. Instead, they
lay their eggs in nests of individuals of other species (hosts) that take care of the parasite's …

With the knowledge that cuckoos and cowbirds lay their eggs parasitically, and that some
hosts eject parasitic eggs, ornithologists began to ponder the question of how host females …

Parasitic cowbirds lay eggs in the nests of other species and dupe them into caring for their
young. Unlike other brood parasites, cowbirds have not developed egg mimicry or bizarre …

Obligate avian brood parasites lay their eggs in nests of other species, which thereafter
provide all parental care. Brood parasites synchronize parasitism with host laying and …

We studied visits to potential host nests by two avian brood parasites, the host generalist
shiny cowbird, Molothrus bonariensis, and the host specialist screaming cowbird, Molothrus …

It is usually accepted that generalist brood parasites should avoid using hosts larger than
themselves because host chicks may outcompete parasite chicks for food. We studied the …

Capsule Brood parasitic Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus chicks hatch earlier than the
nestlings of their Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus hosts, but hatching …

We investigated the association between brood parasitism by shiny cowbirds (Molothrus
bonariensis), and behaviour and nest-site characteristics of chalk-browed mockingbirds …