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

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

Brood (social) parasites and their hosts exhibit a wide range of adaptations and counter-
adaptations as part of their ongoing coevolutionary arms races. Obligate avian brood …

A long‐standing question in animal communication is whether signals reveal intrinsic
properties of the signaller or extrinsic properties of its environment. Alarm calls, one of the …

The global distribution of cooperatively breeding birds is highly uneven, with hotspots
inAustralasia and sub-Saharan Africa. The ecological drivers of this distribution remain …

Mimicry is a canonical example of adaptive signal design. In principle, what constitutes
mimicry is independent of the taxonomic identity of the mimic, the ecological context in which …

The relationships between avian brood parasites and their hosts are widely recognised as
model systems for studying coevolution. However, while most brood parasites are known to …

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 …

Prey are sensitive to even subtle cues of predation risk, which provides the evolutionary
potential for parasites to exploit host risk perception. Brood parasitic common cuckoos …

The coevolutionary interactions between avian brood parasites and their hosts provide a
powerful system for investigating the diversity of animal coloration. Specifically, reciprocal …