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brood parasitism |
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brood parasitism [¦brüd ‚par·ə·sə‚tiz·əm] (ecology) A type of social parasitism among birds characterized by a bird of one species laying and abandoning its eggs in the nest of a bird of another species. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Habitat fragmentation and its associated adverse effects through nest predation and brood parasitism (Brittingham & Temple 1983; Askins 1995) has been implicated as a primary factor contributing to the decline of many of these species (Robinson et al. |
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