Brood parasitism: a test of the optimal acceptance threshold hypothesis (Part 5)

Variation in multicomponent recognition cues alters egg rejection decisions: a test of the optimal acceptance threshold hypothesis.
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B


- One contribution of 18 to a theme issue ‘The co-evolutionary biology of brood parasitism: from mechanism to pattern’ -


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Daniel Hanley and Mark E. Hauber designed the field study;
Analía V. López collected field data;
Tomáš Grim provided advice throughout;
Daniel Hanley conducted the statistical analyses and wrote the initial manuscript, and all co-authors contributed to writing and editing.



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