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High Levels of Relatedness between Brown-Headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) Nestmates in a Heavily Parasitized Host Community

Creator:

Rivers, James W., Young, Sarah, Gonzalez, Elena G., Horton, Brent, Lock, Justin, and Fleischer, Robert C.

Abstract:

Multiple parasitism of host nests by generalist brood parasites reflects the decisions of laying females and may influence the development and behavior of parasitic young. We used microsatellite and mtDNA control-region haplotype data to examine the relatedness of Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) offspring in multiply parasitized nests sampled from a...

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