Cowbirds and Other Brood Parasites more books like this

by Catherine P Ortega

The Brown-headed Cowbird is known to use the nests of more than 200 other bird species, and cowbirds in general are believed to play a role in the decline of some migratory songbird populations. These brood parasites - birds that lay their eggs in the nests of others - have long flourished in North America. Because brood parasitism has evolved ...

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Ecology and Management of Cowbirds and Their Hosts: Studies in the Conservation of North American Passerine Birds (Title Page Only) more books like this

by James N M Smith (Editor), Scott K Robinson (Editor), Stephen I Rothstein (Editor)

In the past two centuries, cowbirds have increased in numbers and extended their range across North America, while many of the native songbird species whose nests they parasitize to raise their young have declined. This timely book collects forty essays by most of the principal authorities on the biology and management of cowbirds. The book's ...

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Cuckoos, Cowbirds and Other Cheats more books like this

by Nick Davis, N. B. Davies

In this fascinating new book, Nick Davies describes the natural histories of these brood parasites and examines many of the exciting questions they raise about the evolution of cheating and the arms race between parasites and their prey. Brood parasites fill their armory with adaptations including exquisite egg mimicry, rapid laying, ejection of ...

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Host relations of the parasitic cowbirds. more books like this

by Herbert Friedmann, Museum of Natural History (U.S.)

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Management of Cowbirds and Their Hosts: Balancing Science, Ethics, and Mandates more books like this

by Catherine P Ortega

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A further contribution to knowledge of the host relations of the parasitic cowbirds more books like this

by Herbert Friedmann, Lloyd F. Kiff, Stephen I. Rothstein

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Additional data on the host relations of the parasitic cowbirds. more books like this

by Herbert Friedmann

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