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THE AVIAN BROOD PARASITES
DECEPTION AT THE NEST |
| By: |
Paul A. Johnsgard |
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Hardback |
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| ISBN 10: |
0195110420 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780195110425 |
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| Publisher: |
OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS INC |
| Pub. date: |
1 September, 1997 |
| Pages: |
422 |
| Description: |
This book discusses all of the world's nearly 100 species of obligatory brood parasites - those birds that reproduce only by laying their eggs in the nests of other species - and the ecological and evolutionary aspects of this remarkable behavioural adaptation. |
| Synopsis: |
Obligatory brood parasites are birds that reproduce by laying their eggs in the nests of other species. This book discusses the ecological and evolutionary aspects of this remarkable behavioural adaptation. |
| Illustrations: |
numerous line figures, tables |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Oxford University Press Inc |
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