Parasitic Birds and Their Hosts: Studies in Coevolution
This book is the first to present a comprehensive overview of parasitic birds and their hosts. Although the phenomenon has attracted the interest of naturalists and evolutionists since Darwin, only recently have researchers applied modern evolutionary theory and experimental methods to study the various adaptations related to brood parasitism. The work in this field is accelerating rapidly, and this volume collects work from the individuals and research groups around the world who have been...
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This book is the first to present a comprehensive overview of parasitic birds and their hosts. Although the phenomenon has attracted the interest of naturalists and evolutionists since Darwin, only recently have researchers applied modern evolutionary theory and experimental methods to study the various adaptations related to brood parasitism. The work in this field is accelerating rapidly, and this volume collects work from the individuals and research groups around the world who have been responsible for nearly every major study in the last ten years. The papers present valuable summaries along with substantial new research, and the volume concludes with a review of important unsolved questions. The book is an invaluable resource on this fascinating topic, covering the remarkable sequences of adaptations and counter-adaptations, along with the perhaps even more remarkable cases where adaptations seem to be lacking.
ContributorsPt. IOverview and commentary1The evolution and ecology of avian brood parasitism: an overview3Pt. IICoevolution between cuckoos and their hosts2Cuckoos versus hosts: experimental evidence for coevolution593Host use and egg color of Japanese cuckoos804Coevolution between the common cuckoo and its major hosts in Japan: stable versus dynamic specialization on hosts945Duration of sympatry and coevolution between the great spotted cuckoo (Clamator glandarius) and its primary host, the magpie (Pica pica)1136Coevolution of the great spotted cuckoo and its hosts1297Behavior and ecology of the shining cuckoo, Chrysococcyx lucidus1438Nestling eviction and vocal begging behaviors in the Australian glossy cuckoos Chrysococcyx basalis and C. lucidus152Pt. IIICoevolution between cowbirds and their hosts9Interactions of the parasitic screaming and shiny cowbirds (Molothrus rufoaxillaris and M. bonariensis) with a shared host, the bay-winged cowbird (M. badius)17310Nest defense by potential hosts of the brown-headed cowbird: methodological approaches, benefits of defense, and coevolution19411Impact of brood parasitism: why do house wrens accept shiny cowbird eggs?212Pt. IVModels of host-parasite coevolution: equilibrium versus lag12Evolutionary equilibria in avian brood parasitism: an alternative to the "arms race - evolutionary lag" concept22313Coevolution between brood parasites and their hosts; an optimality theory approach23614Brood parasitism, recognition, and response: the options255Pt. VEffects of parasitism on host population dynamics15Consequences of brown-headed cowbird brood parasitism for host population dynamics27316Spatial variation in parasitism of song sparrows by brown-headed cowbirds29617Potential impacts of cowbird range expansion in Florida313Pt. VIConsequences of parasitism for the mating systems and life histories of brood parasites18Variability in the mating systems of parasitic birds339Pt. VIIConspecific brood parasitism19Patterns of parasitic egg laying and typical nesting in redhead and canvasback ducks35720Quality control and the important questions in avian conspecific brood parasitism37621Density-dependent intraspecific nest parasitism and anti-parasite behavior in the barn swallow Hirundo rustica39622Egg discrimination and egg-color variability in the northern masked weaver: the importance of conspecific versus interspecific parasitism407Pt. VIIIMajor unresolved questions23Major unanswered questions in the study of avian brood parasitism419Index427
