Kirbyan or brood parasite mimicry Aggressive mimicry



brood parasitism: 4 clutches of reed warbler eggs, each containing 1 (larger) cuckoo egg



host-parasite mimicry situation parasite mimics own host. mimicry of female sex outlined previously, 2 species involved, model , mimic being of same species. brood parasitism, form of kleptoparasitism mother has offspring raised unwitting organism, 1 such situation host-parasite mimicry has evolved. pasteur terms form of aggressive-reproductive mimicry kirbyan mimicry, after english entomologist william kirby.









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