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Hace 2 días · cuckoo, any of numerous birds of the family Cuculidae (order Cuculiformes). The name usually designates some 60 arboreal members of the subfamilies Cuculinae and Phaenicophaeinae.
Hace 2 días · Cuckoo chicks evolved to mimic their hosts. The differences between the chicks of different bronze-cuckoo lineages also correspond to subtle variations in the plumage and calls of the adult birds. These variations help males and females that specialize on the same host to recognize and pair with each other.
Hace 5 días · The young Cuckoo grows up knowing it is a Cuckoo although it is totally cut off from its own kind and has no opportunity to absorb any Cuckoo culture. When it fledges, ...
Hace 2 días · The Cuckoo Is Remarkably Evolving to Outsmart Its Host Species. Another win for the master of disguise. A lot of us will change our wardrobe to fit into a crowd, and the brood parasite known as ...
Hace 2 días · Cuckoos are “nest pirates” that lay their eggs in other birds’ nests, setting off an evolutionary arms race that leads to the development of new species. By Naomi Langmore, Alicia Grealy ...
Hace 17 horas · Published: 07:00, 06 June 2024. Evidence of how new species evolve has emerged from two decades of research into cuckoos. The theory of coevolution explains that when closely interacting species drive evolutionary changes in each other this can lead to ‘speciation’ - meaning the evolution of new species, but only now has real-world evidence ...
Hace 4 días · By examining the evolutionary arms race between cuckoos and the birds they exploit, the study found that each species of bronze-cuckoo has evolved to closely resemble the chicks of their host birds. In this way, it successfully deceives the host parents into accepting the cuckoo chicks.
