Avian parents and social insect colonies are victimized by interspecific brood parasites—
cheats that procure costly care for their dependent offspring by leaving them in another …

Recent work suggests that the evolution of egg coloration may have been constrained in
three important ways that have not yet been critically synthesized in any review. First, on …

Throughout their lives animals must complete many tasks, including finding food, avoiding
predators, attracting mates, and navigating through a complex and dynamic environment …

One of the most striking outcomes of coevolution between species is egg mimicry by brood
parasitic birds, resulting from rejection behavior by discriminating host parents. Yet, how …

Cuckoo–host interactions provide classical examples of coevolution. Cuckoos place hosts
under selection to detect and reject foreign eggs, while host defences result in the evolution …

Coevolutionary arms races are a potent force in evolution, and brood parasite–host
dynamics provide classical examples. Different host‐races of the common cuckoo, Cuculus …

Pattern-based identity signatures are commonplace in the animal kingdom, but how they are
recognized is poorly understood. Here we develop a computer vision tool for analysing …

Coevolutionary arms races are a powerful force driving evolution, adaptation, and
diversification. They can generate phenotypic polymorphisms that render it harder for a …

The coevolutionary arms race between cuckoos and their hosts has famously yielded
cuckoo eggs that evade host recognition and rejection by mimicking the appearance of the …

Egg mimicry by obligate avian brood parasites and host rejection of non-mimetic eggs are
well-known textbook examples of host–parasite coevolution. By contrast, reciprocal …