Signal: changes breeding patterns
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Cuckoos tricking different species as seasons shift

by on 15. Sep, 2010 in Uncategorized

Warming temperatures in parts of Europe may be knocking the local cuckoos out of sync with some of their usual targets for illicit egg laying. Cuckoos swoop in to the nests of other bird species and lay eggs. After hatching, a cuckoo chick kills its foster siblings and hogs the food for itself. In parts [...]