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A shared chemical basis of avian host-parasite egg colour mimicry

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Igic, Branislav
Cassey, Phillip
Grim, Tomas
Greenwood, David R.
Moskat, Csaba
Rutila, Jarkko
Hauber, Mark E.

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Avian brood parasites lay their eggs in other birds' nests and impose considerable fitness costs on their hosts. Historically and scientifically, the best studied example of circum-enting host defences is the mimicry of host eggshell colour by the common

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Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences

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2037-12-31