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 …

Young brood parasites that tolerate the company of host offspring challenge the existing
evolutionary view of family life. In theory, all parasitic nestlings should be ruthlessly self …

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 …

Brood parasitism is the introduction of unrelated progeny into the nest or colony of a host
that then raises the foreign young. This reproductive strategy has evolved independently …

Avian brood parasites are virulent, both as adults and as nestlings, because they reduce the
fecundity of their hosts. The extent of virulence varies widely, both within and between brood …

Eggshell recognition in parental birds is vital for nest management, defense against brood
parasitism, optimal embryonic development and minimizing disease and predation risks …

Host defences against avian brood parasites are the outcome of well-documented
coevolutionary arms races, yet important questions about variation in hosts' antiparasitic …

Avian brood parasites, including cuckoos and cowbirds, have multiple negative effects on
their hosts. We analysed the effects of Shiny Cowbird Molothrus bonariensis parasitism on …

Brood-parasitic young are reared in the nests of different species and can derive no genetic
benefit from the survival of host offspring. However, although the nestlings of many parasitic …