The avian brood parasites : deception at the nest / Paul A. Johnsgard.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 379-396) and index.

Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Part I46; Comparative Biology -- 1 An Overview of Brood Parasitism -- Evolutionary Aspects of Brood Parasitism -- Dump45;nesting and Conspecific Parasitism among Birds -- Eco45;geographic Aspects of Brood Parasitism -- Geographic Aspects of Host Diversities and Parasitism Pressures -- 2 Eco45;morphology and Interspecific Mimicry -- General Host58;Parasite Relationships -- Structural44; Plumage44; and Acoustic Adaptations -- Egg and Eggshell Adaptations -- 3 Behavioral and Reproductive Ecology -- Behavioral Ecology of Brood Parasites -- Reproductive Ecology of Brood Parasites -- 4 Breeding Behavior -- Mating Systems44; Mate45;choice and Egg45;laying Behavior -- Incubation Biology and Chick Ontogeny -- 5 Host Retaliation58; The Co45;evolutionary Arms Race -- The Costs to Hosts of Being Parasitized -- Nest45;concealment44; Parasite45;recognition and Nest45;defense Strategies -- Recognition44; Rejection44; and Destruction of Foreign Eggs -- Post45;hatching Discrimination of Parasitic Young -- Alternative End45;games58; Adaptive Tolerance and Evolved Mutualism -- Part II46; The Avian Brood Parasites -- 6 Waterfowl 40;Family Anatidae41; -- Black45;headed Duck -- 7 Honeyguides 40;Family Indicatoridae41; -- Spotted Honeyguide -- Scaly45;throated Honeyguide -- Greater Honeyguide -- Malaysian Honeyguide -- Lesser Honeyguide -- Thick45;billed Honeyguide -- Willcock39;s Honeyguide -- Least Honeyguide -- Dwarf Honeyguide -- Pallid Honeyguide -- Yellow45;rumped Honeyguide -- Lyre45;tailed Honeyguide -- Yellow45;footed Honeyguide -- Zenker39;s Honeyguide -- Cassin39;s Honeyguide -- Green45;backed Honeyguide -- Wahlberg39;s Honeyguide -- 8 Old World Cuckoos 40;Family Cuculidae41; -- Pied Cuckoo -- Levaillant39;s Cuckoo -- Chestnut45;winged Cuckoo -- Great Spotted Cuckoo -- Thick45;billed Cuckoo -- Sulawesi Hawk45;cuckoo -- Large Hawk45;cuckoo -- Common Hawk45;cuckoo -- Moustached Hawk45;cuckoo -- Hodgson39;s Hawk45;cuckoo -- Red45;chested Cuckoo -- Black Cuckoo -- Indian Cuckoo -- Common Cuckoo -- African Cuckoo -- Oriental Cuckoo -- Lesser Cuckoo -- Madagascar Cuckoo -- Pallid Cuckoo -- Dusky Long45;tailed Cuckoo -- Olive Long45;tailed Cuckoo -- Barred Long45;tailed Cuckoo -- Banded Bay Cuckoo -- Gray45;bellied Cuckoo -- Plaintive Cuckoo -- Rusty45;breasted Cuckoo -- Brush Cuckoo -- Chestnut45;breasted Cuckoo -- Moluccan Cuckoo -- Fan45;tailed Cuckoo -- Long45;billed Cuckoo -- Little Bronze Cuckoo -- Green45;cheeked Bronze Cuckoo -- Pied Bronze Cuckoo -- Shining Bronze Cuckoo -- Horsfield39;s Bronze Cuckoo -- Rufous45;throated Bronze Cuckoo -- White45;eared Bronze Cuckoo -- Asian Emerald Cuckoo -- Violet Cuckoo -- Black45;eared Cuckoo -- Yellow45;throated Cuckoo -- Klaas39; Cuckoo -- African Emerald Cuckoo -- Dideric Cuckoo -- White45;crowned Koel -- Drongo Cuckoo.

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.

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