Egg colour influences egg removal by common cuckoos (Cuculus canorus)

2026/03/15 by Longwu Wang, Haixia Luo, Wei Liang +2 · 1 voice
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Environmental Science · #Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies #Avian ecology and behavior #Context (archaeology) #Feeding behavior #Paternal care #Rabbits: Nutrition, Reproduction, Health #Sound production

paper · doi:10.1016/j.beproc.2026.105367

openalex publication_date 2026/03/15 · openalex created_date 2026/03/16 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/12

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• New paper on common cuckoo behaviour is out! When cuckoo females parasitize a nest, they always take an egg out. And we found that they strongly prefer red over green experimental eggs. Check what we [bsky, 27 points, 0 comments]