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What explains rare and conspicuous colours in a snail? A test of time-series data against models of drift, migration or selection

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Polymorphism in Avian Brood Parasitism: A Coevolutionary Perspective

(2016) Keita D Tanaka   ORNITHOLOGICAL SCIENCE

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

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No change in common cuckooCuculus canorusparasitism and great reed warblers’Acrocephalus arundinaceusegg rejection after seven decades

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Surface texture and priming play important roles in predator recognition by the red-backed shrike in field experiments

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Hawk mimicry in cuckoos and anti-parasitic aggressive behavior of barn swallows in Denmark and China

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Colourful characters: head colour reflects personality in a social bird, the Gouldian finch, Erythrura gouldiae

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Morph Matters: Aggression Bias in a Polymorphic Sparrow

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Cuckoos Combat Socially Transmitted Defenses of Reed Warbler Hosts with a Plumage Polymorphism

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A parasite in wolf's clothing: hawk mimicry reduces mobbing of cuckoos by hosts

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