The frontline of avian brood parasite–host coevolution

WE Feeney, JA Welbergen, NE Langmore - Animal Behaviour, 2012 - Elsevier
The interactions between avian interspecific brood parasites and their hosts provide
tractable and informative systems for investigating coevolution. Generally, these …

[BOOK][B] The reed warblers: diversity in a uniform bird family

B Leisler, K Schulze-Hagen - 2015 - books.google.com
To the untrained eye, all reed warblers may look alike. Anyone who takes a closer look will
quickly realize that there is in fact an amazing spectrum of different ecological and adaptive …

The effectiveness of hawk mimicry in protecting cuckoos from aggressive hosts

A Trnka, P Prokop - Animal Behaviour, 2012 - Elsevier
The close resemblance between the common cuckoo, Cuculus canorus, and the Eurasian
sparrowhawk, Accipiter nisus, is often viewed as Batesian mimicry evolved by the cuckoo in …

Defense behavior of two closely related but geographically distant host species against cuckoo parasitism: A next test for the parallel coevolution

A Trnka, L Ma, H Yan, L Wang… - Ecology and Evolution, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Interactions between avian brood parasites, such as common cuckoos (Cuculus canorus),
and their hosts are one of the best‐studied examples of the coevolutionary arms race …

Enemy Recognition of Reed Warblers (Acrocephalus scirpaceus): Threats and Reproductive Value Act Independently in Nest Defence Modulation

D Campobello, SG Sealy - Ethology, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Organisms should respond more aggressively towards species perceived as a danger to
their offspring, but intensity of defence may be gauged by the value of current offspring …

Red‐backed shrike (Lanius collurio) versus common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus): An example of ineffective cuckoo–hawk mimicry

L Krausová, P Veselý, M Syrová… - Ecology and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The red‐backed shrike (Lanius collurio) used to be one of the most common hosts of the
common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus). Nevertheless, during the last 30 years, there is …

Color plumage polymorphism and predator mimicry in brood parasites

A Trnka, T Grim - Frontiers in Zoology, 2013 - Springer
Background Plumage polymorphism may evolve during coevolution between brood
parasites and their hosts if rare morph (s), by contravening host search image, evade host …

Birds respond similarly to taxidermic models and live cuckoos Cuculus canorus

P Tryjanowski, F Morelli, Z Kwieciński, P Indykiewicz… - Journal of Ethology, 2018 - Springer
Stuffed birds are widely used in research for identifying effects of predators and nest
parasites on bird behaviour, studying levels of aggression and the size of territories …

Oriental reed warbler (Acrocephalus orientalis) nest defence behaviour towards brood parasites and nest predators

D Li, H Wei, Z Zhang, W Liang, BG Stokke - Behaviour, 2015 - brill.com
Brood parasites and predators pose different threats to passerines that may favour the
evolution of enemy-specific defence strategies. Furthermore, potential sex-specific variation …

Increased host tolerance of multiple cuckoo eggs leads to higher fledging success of the brood parasite

C Moskát, ME Hauber, JM Avilés, M Bán, R Hargitai… - Animal Behaviour, 2009 - Elsevier
In birds, multiple parasitism is the laying of two or more eggs by one or more parasitic
females in a single host nest. Several cognitive mechanisms may explain how multiple …