共同进化的军备竞赛的升级通过宿主拒绝繁殖寄生虫幼

Naomi E Langmore1, Sarah Hunt, Rebecca M Kilner

  • 1School of Botany and Zoology, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 0200, Australia. naomi.langmore@anu.edu.au

Nature
|March 14, 2003
PubMed
概括

宿主鸟类放弃巢穴,鸟的幼驱逐兄弟姐妹,这表明卵后的防御进化. 这表明,古古鸟的化模仿进化来抵制宿主对驱逐者繁殖寄生虫的歧视.

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