Confirmation of Infanticide in the Communally Breeding Guira Cuckoo
The killing of conspecific infants may be common but is reported infrequently because the behavior occurs rapidly. Macedo and Melo confirm that infanticide is an important cause of mortality for Guira Cuckoo nestlings, and speculate about its function as a reproductive strategy.
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Veröffentlicht in: | The Auk 1999-07, Vol.116 (3), p.847-851 |
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Zusammenfassung: | The killing of conspecific infants may be common but is reported infrequently because the behavior occurs rapidly. Macedo and Melo confirm that infanticide is an important cause of mortality for Guira Cuckoo nestlings, and speculate about its function as a reproductive strategy. |
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ISSN: | 0004-8038 1938-4254 2732-4613 |
DOI: | 10.2307/4089349 |