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Female and male rufous horneros eject shiny cowbird eggs using a mental template of the size of their own eggs

Rafael A. Tosi-Germán, Bettina Tassino, Juan C. Reboreda

2020Behavioural Processes21 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF

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CowbirdBrood parasiteBiologyHost (biology)ZoologyParasite hostingNest (protein structural motif)Interspecific competitionBroodEcologyParasitismBiochemistryComputer scienceWorld Wide WebAvian ecology and behaviorAnimal Behavior and ReproductionPlant and animal studies