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 …

Chicks of avian brood parasites either cohabit with host nestlings (eg, cowbirds, non-evictor
cuckoos) or eventually eliminate their potential competitors and are raised as the sole …

In the past, chick discrimination was assumed to be non-existent without virtually any
research invested to check the reality. Models of brood parasitism considered the benefits of …

Abstract The Oriental Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus orientalis) is one of the most commonly
used hosts for the parasitic Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus). However, as hosts that …

Behavioral ecology studies the adaptive value (or fitness consequences) of animal behavior.
The discipline emerged from ethology in the 1960s and 1970s of the previous century from …

Esta obra describe los principales aspectos de la ecología y conservación de las aves en
dos secciones. La primera se enfoca en aspectos evolutivos y de comportamiento …

ABSTRACT The Striped Cuckoo (Tapera naevia) is an obligate brood parasite with poorly
understood breeding habits. Here, we describe the reproductive biology of Striped Cuckoos …

This is the second in a series of articles about the breeding biology of Brazilian birds based
on field work in various regions of the country since the 1980s. The data cover various …

Information on the breeding biology of most Neotropical birds, and interpopulation
comparisons, are insufficient. The Helmeted Manakin, Antilophia galeata (Lichtenstein …

Coevolutionary interactions between brood parasites and their hosts (Spottiswoode et al.
2012) became a prominent model for the study of antagonistic coevolutionary arms races …