Conspecific brood parasitism in birds: a life-history perspective

BE Lyon, JMA Eadie - Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and …, 2008 - annualreviews.org
Conspecific brood parasitism (CBP), whereby females lay eggs in the nests of other
conspecifics, occurs in over 200 species of birds. As an alternative tactic to typical nesting …

Cryptic kin selection: kin structure in vertebrate populations and opportunities for kin‐directed cooperation

BJ Hatchwell - Ethology, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Animal societies of varying complexity have been the favoured testing ground for inclusive
fitness theory, and there is now abundant evidence that kin selection has played a critical …

Boundary lines in symbiosis forms

E Parmentier, L Michel - Symbiosis, 2013 - Springer
Symbiosis can take different forms (parasitism, mutualism, commensalism, etc.) but
boundaries between different types of symbiotic interactions are not well defined. The kinds …

Egg dum** in insects

DW Tallamy - Annu. Rev. Entomol., 2005 - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract Females that place eggs under the care of conspecifics have been labeled egg
dumpers. Egg dum** is an effective reproductive alternative that lowers risks for, and has …

Public information and conspecific nest parasitism in goldeneyes: targeting safe nests by parasites

H Pöysä - Behavioral Ecology, 2006 - academic.oup.com
Conspecific nest parasitism (CNP) is a widespread alternative reproductive tactic in birds.
Several hypotheses have been put forward to explain the evolution and occurrence of CNP …

Brood parasitism, relatedness and sociality: a kinship role in female reproductive tactics

M Andersson, M Åhlund, P Waldeck - Biological Reviews, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Conspecific brood parasitism (CBP) is a reproductive tactic in which parasitic females lay
eggs in nests of other females of the same species that then raise the joint brood. Parasites …

Within-group relatedness can lead to higher levels of exploitation: a model and empirical test

KJ Mathot, LA Giraldeau - Behavioral Ecology, 2010 - academic.oup.com
When animals live in groups, individuals can invest in resources themselves or exploit the
investments of other group members. Grou** with kin may reduce the frequency of …

Why Do Birds Lay Eggs in Conspecifics' Nests?

BE Lyon, JM Eadie - … Brood Parasitism: Behaviour, Ecology, Evolution and …, 2017 - Springer
Conspecific brood parasitism (CBP) resembles interspecific brood parasitism, except that
parasitic females lay eggs in the nests of conspecifics. CBP is a female alternative …

Nest predation and the evolution of conspecific brood parasitism: from risk spreading to risk assessment

H Pöysä, M Pesonen - The American Naturalist, 2007 - journals.uchicago.edu
Conspecific brood parasitism (CBP) is a taxonomically widespread reproductive tactic. One
of the earliest hypotheses put forward to explain the evolution of CBP was “risk spreading”; …

Intraspecific brood parasitism as a conditional reproductive tactic in the treehopper Publilia concava

AG Zink - Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 2003 - Springer
In species exhibiting egg guarding as well as communal egg laying, females may adopt the
strategy of laying eggs in the nests of conspecifics and leaving without providing care …