ejecting chick cheats a changing paradigm喷射小鸡骗子范式的变化.pdfVIP

Grim Frontiers in Zoology 2011, 8:14 /content/8/1/14 COMMENTARY Open Access Ejecting chick cheats: a changing paradigm? Tomáš Grim Abstract Evolutionary arms-races between avian brood parasites and their hosts have typically resulted in some spectacular adaptations, namely remarkable host ability to recognize and reject alien eggs and, in turn, sophisticated parasite egg mimicry. In a striking contrast to hosts sometimes rejecting even highly mimetic eggs, the same s