The capability of hosts to reject the odd egg from their nest is one of the key defenses
against avian brood parasitism. Considerable research effort has been devoted to exploring …

In the commercial and medical sectors, 3D printing is delivering on its promise to enable a
revolution. However, in the fields of Ecology and Evolution we are only on the brink of …

Accurate recognition of salient cues is critical for adaptive responses, but the underlying
sensory and cognitive processes are often poorly understood. For example, hosts of avian …

The optimal acceptance threshold hypothesis provides a general predictive framework for
testing behavioural responses to discrimination challenges. Decision-makers should …

The coevolutionary interactions between avian brood parasites and their hosts provide a
powerful system for investigating the diversity of animal coloration. Specifically, reciprocal …

Background Ecological research often involves sampling and manipulating non-model
organisms that reside in heterogeneous environments. As such, ecologists often adapt …

Interactions between avian brood parasites, such as common cuckoos (Cuculus canorus),
and their hosts are one of the best‐studied examples of the coevolutionary arms race …

Some hosts of avian brood parasites reduce or eliminate the costs of parasitism by removing
foreign eggs from the nest (rejecter hosts). In turn, even acceptor hosts typically remove most …

One of the most effective defenses against avian brood parasitism is the rejection of the
foreign egg from the host's nest. Until recently, most studies have tested whether hosts …

In the coevolutionary interactions between avian brood parasites and their hosts, egg
recognition based on color and/or pattern is a common and effective defense to counter …