When perfection isn't enough: host egg signatures are an effective defence against high-fidelity African cuckoo mimicry
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When perfection isn't enough: host egg signatures are an effective defence against high-fidelity African cuckoo mimicry
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
Volume 290, Issue 2003, Pages -
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The Royal Society
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2023-07-26
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10.1098/rspb.2023.1125
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