Brood parasitism: Lotem 1993 Flashcards
1
Q
paper:
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learning to recognise nestlings is maladaptive for cuckoos hosts
2
Q
nestlings look ___ to own hosts young
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v different
3
Q
hosts can/cannot distinguish difference in nestlings
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cannot but can between eggs
4
Q
learning to recognise eggs =
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adaptive
5
Q
learning to recognise nestlings =
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maladaptive, costs of misprinting outweighs benefit of correct learning
6
Q
egg rejection is ____
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common defence against cuckoo parasitism
7
Q
what may prevent egg rejection
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mimicry and cost o getting it wrong
8
Q
because nestlings look so different it should be easy but
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cuckoo young chuck hosts young out of nest, would save 30 day care if host deserted
9
Q
nestling discrimination is mostly found in ___ systems
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in host-parasite systems in which the parasite is reared along with the host young
