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Intraspecific Brood Parasitism in the Baya Weaverbird Ploceus philippinus

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Author: Dhindsa, Manjit S.

Source: Bird Behavior, Volume 8, Number 2, 1990, pp. 111-113(3)

Publisher: Cognizant Communication Corporation

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3727/015613890791784326

Evidence suggesting intraspecific brood parasitism in the Baya Weaverbird Ploceus philippinus was recorded in two of 45 nests that were marked for daily observations. Two laying females whose nests were lost to predation probably laid in neighbouring nests, and thus behaved as intraspecific brood parasites.

Keywords: BAYA WEAVERBIRD; BROOD PARASITISM; PLOCEUS PHILIPPINUS

Document Type: Short Communication

Publication date: 01 July 1990

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  • Bird Behavior is an international and interdisciplinary journal that publishes high-quality, original research on descriptive and experimental analyses of species-typical avian behavior, including the areas of ethology, behavioral ecology, comparative psychology, and behavioral neuroscience.

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