The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. How do new species arise? And why are there so many of them? One possible ...
What’s that in my nest? How the evolutionary arms race between cuckoos and hosts creates new species
How do new species arise? And why are there so many of them? One possible reason is the arms race between animals such as predators and parasites, and the victims they exploit. Many predators and ...
A lot of us will change our wardrobe to fit into a crowd, and the brood parasite known as the cuckoo has used evolution to do the same thing. Because cuckoos lay their eggs in the nest of a host bird, ...
Many cuckoos like to outsource their parenting. These medium-sized birds lay their eggs in the nests of other bird species, tricking the unsuspecting hosts into raising their chicks. In some cuckoo ...
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