A Blackmail Hypothesis for the Evolution of Conspicuous Egg Coloration in Birds

A Blackmail Hypothesis for the Evolution of Conspicuous Egg Coloration in Birds

The blackmail hypothesis may help explain interspecific variation in male incubation feeding in birds (Ricklefs 1974, Jawor and Breitwisch 2006). [...] a blackmail outlook on parental care might be expanded to other seemingly maladaptive traits such as precarious egg placement and nonmimetic brood-p...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Auk 2010-04, Vol.127 (2), p.453-459
Hauptverfasser: Hanley, Daniel, Doucet, Stéphanie M, Dearborn, Donald C
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Animal behavior
Animal nesting
Bird nesting
Birds
Blackmail
Brood parasitism
Colors
COMMENTARY
Eggs
Evolution
Female animals
Incubation
Male animals
Parasites
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Zusammenfassung:The blackmail hypothesis may help explain interspecific variation in male incubation feeding in birds (Ricklefs 1974, Jawor and Breitwisch 2006). [...] a blackmail outlook on parental care might be expanded to other seemingly maladaptive traits such as precarious egg placement and nonmimetic brood-parasitic eggs.
ISSN:0004-8038
1938-4254
2732-4613
DOI:10.1525/auk.2009.09090