Sentences with phrase «brood parasitism»
Juan José Soler, A. P. Moller, M. Soler, and J. G. Martinez — 1999 (2) Keywords: brood parasitism, Clamator glandarius, competition, haematocrit, leukocytes, Leucocytozoon, Pica pica, T - cell response
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Brood parasitism (attacking the immature stages, rather than the adult ants), for example, is an extremely rarely observed and little - studied phenomenon.
«The video documentation of two very different types of brood parasitism of ant species by scuttle flies was recorded in two countries within just a few months of one another,» conclude the authors.
It appears brood parasitism may not be as rare as was once assumed, and that there may be a tremendous amount of information to uncover about these behaviors.»
Related sites Bruce Lyon's site «Nest Parasitism,» by Paul Ehrlich BioScience article on brood parasitism More about the American coot