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Soap opera in the marsh: Coots foil nest invaders, reject impostors

(PhysOrg.com) -- The American coot is a drab, seemingly unremarkable marsh bird common throughout North America. But its reproductive life is full of deception and violence.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Dec 16, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

How birds spot the cuckoo in the nest

It's not always easy spotting the cuckoo in the nest. But if you don't, you pay a high price raising someone else's chick. How hosts distinguish impostor eggs from their own has long puzzled scientists.

Biology /

created Jul 15, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 0


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