Breeding habitat choice based on the attraction to other species can be used as a defence strategy. This attraction can provide valuable social information and protection benefits. Increased shared vi
Parental behavior and effort vary extensively among species. Life history theory suggests that age-specific mortality could cause this interspecific variation, but past tests have focused on fecundit
Data from:Kilner, R. M. (2003). How selfish is a cowbird nestling? Animal Behaviour , 66 (3), 569–576. https://doi.org/10.1006/anbe.2003.2204&Hauber, M. E. (2003). Hatching asynchrony,
Parasite-host coevolution can lead to novel behavioural adaptations in hosts to resist parasitism. In avian obligate brood parasite and host systems, many hosts species have evolved diverse cognitive
Kleptoparasitism involves the theft of resources such as food items from one individual by another. Such food-stealing behaviour can have important consequences for birds, in terms of individual fitne
