In brood parasites, knowledge of spacing behaviour, habitat use and territoriality may reveal cue... more In brood parasites, knowledge of spacing behaviour, habitat use and territoriality may reveal cues about how parasites find and use their hosts. To study the use of space and habitat of European cuckoos, Cuculus canorus, we radio-tagged 16 females during four consecutive reproductive seasons. We hypothesized that during the laying period cuckoo females should (1) use habitats selectively, and (2) attempt to monopolize potential egg laying areas to reduce competition for host nests. Our data are consistent with the first hypothesis: the use of pond edges compared to forest and transitional habitats was significantly greater than expected from the habitat availability in the total area and within individual female home ranges. All 26 directly observed egg layings and 27 nest visits without laying occurred at pond edges in nests of Acrocephalus spp. Females spent significantly more time at pond edges on egglaying days than on non-laying days. The second hypothesis was not supported: fe...
... Soler, M, Møller, AP, 1990. Duration of sympatry and coevolution between great spotted cuckoo... more ... Soler, M, Møller, AP, 1990. Duration of sympatry and coevolution between great spotted cuckoo and its magpie host. Nature, Lond 343: 748-750. Page 146. ... 23 1990 Magne Husby Dr. scient. Breeding strategies in birds: Experiments with the Magpie Pica pica. ...
... Karel Janko, Oddmund Kleven, Jarmila Jemelíková, Dorte Meilvang, Oldrich Mikulica, Cecilie Mø... more ... Karel Janko, Oddmund Kleven, Jarmila Jemelíková, Dorte Meilvang, Oldrich Mikulica, Cecilie Mørk, Per H. Olsen, Barbara and Michael Taborsky, and Yvonne Teuschl for ... CrossRef, CSA. Øien, IJ, A. Moksnes, E. Røskaft, E. Edvardsen, M. Honza, O. Kleven, and G. Rudolfsen. ...
In brood parasites, knowledge of spacing behaviour, habitat use and territoriality may reveal cue... more In brood parasites, knowledge of spacing behaviour, habitat use and territoriality may reveal cues about how parasites find and use their hosts. To study the use of space and habitat of European cuckoos, Cuculus canorus, we radio-tagged 16 females during four consecutive reproductive seasons. We hypothesized that during the laying period cuckoo females should (1) use habitats selectively, and (2) attempt to monopolize potential egg laying areas to reduce competition for host nests. Our data are consistent with the first hypothesis: the use of pond edges compared to forest and transitional habitats was significantly greater than expected from the habitat availability in the total area and within individual female home ranges. All 26 directly observed egg layings and 27 nest visits without laying occurred at pond edges in nests of Acrocephalus spp. Females spent significantly more time at pond edges on egglaying days than on non-laying days. The second hypothesis was not supported: fe...
... Soler, M, Møller, AP, 1990. Duration of sympatry and coevolution between great spotted cuckoo... more ... Soler, M, Møller, AP, 1990. Duration of sympatry and coevolution between great spotted cuckoo and its magpie host. Nature, Lond 343: 748-750. Page 146. ... 23 1990 Magne Husby Dr. scient. Breeding strategies in birds: Experiments with the Magpie Pica pica. ...
... Karel Janko, Oddmund Kleven, Jarmila Jemelíková, Dorte Meilvang, Oldrich Mikulica, Cecilie Mø... more ... Karel Janko, Oddmund Kleven, Jarmila Jemelíková, Dorte Meilvang, Oldrich Mikulica, Cecilie Mørk, Per H. Olsen, Barbara and Michael Taborsky, and Yvonne Teuschl for ... CrossRef, CSA. Øien, IJ, A. Moksnes, E. Røskaft, E. Edvardsen, M. Honza, O. Kleven, and G. Rudolfsen. ...
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