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Host-parasite arms races and rapid changes in bird egg appearance.

The American naturalist - 1 May 2012

Spottiswoode Claire N, Stevens Martin

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Coevolutionary arms races are a powerful force driving evolution, adaptation, and diversification. They can generate phenotypic polymorphisms that render it harder for a coevolving parasite or predator to exploit any one individual of a given species. In birds, egg polymorphisms should be an effe...

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PMID: 22504545
DOI: 10.1086/665031

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