Eggshell colour differences in a classic example of coevolved eggshell mimicry
Juliana Villa,
Phillip A. Wisocki,
Jacob E. Dela Cruz
et al.
Abstract:Avian brood parasitism is a model system for understanding coevolutionary arms races, and the great reed warbler (
Acrocephalus arundinaceus
, hereafter ‘warbler’) and its parasite the common cuckoo (
Cuculus canorus
, hereafter ‘cuckoo’) are prime examples of this coevolutionary struggle. Here, warblers select for egg colour mimicry by rejecting poorly matched cuckoo eggs. Contrary to long-held assumptions, recent work showed that warblers tend to reject lighter… Show more
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