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  1. Confirmation of House Crows Corvus splendens laying immaculate blue eggs
  2. Breeding ecology of Kori Bustard Ardeotis kori strunthiunculus in the Serengeti National Park
  3. Deficiency in egg rejection in a host species as a response to the absence of brood parasitism
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  5. The effects of power lines on ungulates and implications for power line routing and rights-of-way management
  6. Reject the odd egg: egg recognition mechanisms in parrotbills
  7. Factors affecting local ecological knowledge and perceived threat to the kori bustard (Ardeotis kori struthiunculus) in the Serengeti Ecosystem, Northern Tanzania
  8. Heading for the Hills: Risk Avoidance Drives Den Site Selection in African Wild Dogs
  9. Perceptions of farmers in Bangladesh to Asian Elephants (Elephas maximus) as an Agricultural Pest in
  10. Human Dimensions of Elephant Ecology
  11. Small mammal responses to moose supplementary winter feeding
  12. Factors affecting attitudes of local people toward the red-billed Quelea (Quelea quelea) in Kondoa District, Tanzania
  13. Human–carnivore conflict over livestock in the eastern part of the Serengeti ecosystem, with a particular focus on the African wild dogLycaon pictus
  14. Environmental degradation and loss of traditional agriculture as two causes of conflicts in shrimp farming in the southwestern coastal Bangladesh: Present status and probable solutions
  15. The poultry thief: Subsistence farmers' perceptions of depredation outside the Serengeti National Park, Tanzania
  16. Livestock Depredation by Carnivores in the Serengeti Ecosystem, Tanzania
  17. Roads as a Threat to the Serengeti Ecosystem
  18. Knowledge of birds of conservation interest among the people living close to protected areas in Serengeti, Northern Tanzania
  19. UV reflectance as a cue in egg discrimination in twoPriniaspecies exploited differently by brood parasites in Taiwan
  20. Menopause: No support for an evolutionary explanation among historical Norwegians
  21. Host selection in parasitic birds: are open‐cup nesting insectivorous passerines always suitable cuckoo hosts?
  22. Avian brood parasitism — a growing research area in behavioral ecology (part II)
  23. Reviewing 30 years of studies on the Common Cuckoo: accumulated knowledge and future perspectives
  24. White‐tailed eagles (Haliaeetus albicilla) at the Smøla wind‐power plant, Central Norway, lack behavioral flight responses to wind turbines
  25. Egg arrangement in avian clutches covaries with the rejection of foreign eggs
  26. Determining adrenocortical activity as a measure of stress in African elephants (Loxodonta africana) in relation to human activities in Serengeti ecosystem
  27. Local People’s Perceptions of Crop Damage by Common Langurs (Semnopithecus entellus) and Human-langur Conflict in Keshabpur of Bangladesh
  28. Increase of clutch size triggers clutch destruction behaviour in common moorhens (Gallinula chloropus) during the incubation period
  29. Avian brood parasitism — a growing research area in behavioral ecology
  30. In memorial ― Anton Antonov (1977–2012)
  31. Why do brood parasitic birds lay strong-shelled eggs?
  32. Early conditions and fitness: effect of maternal parity on human life-history traits
  33. Sex Allocation in Relation to Host Races in the Brood-Parasitic Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
  34. Modelling the maintenance of egg polymorphism in avian brood parasites and their hosts
  35. Diversity of parasitic cuckoos and their hosts in China
  36. Are Cuckoos Maximizing Egg Mimicry by Selecting Host Individuals with Better Matching Egg Phenotypes?
  37. Responses of potential hosts of Asian cuckoos to experimental parasitism
  38. Egg phenotype matching by cuckoos in relation to discrimination by hosts and climatic conditions
  39. Reduced breeding success in white-tailed eagles at Smøla windfarm, western Norway, is caused by mortality and displacement
  40. Sex roles in egg recognition and egg polymorphism in avian brood parasitism
  41. Large Hawk‐Cuckoo Hierococcyx sparverioides parasitism on the Chinese Babax Babax lanceolatus may be an evolutionarily recent host–parasite system
  42. Egg Discrimination in an Open Nesting Passerine Under Dim Light Conditions
  43. Wealth, status, and fitness: a historical study of Norwegians in variable environments
  44. Human attitudes towards the conservation of protected areas: a case study from four protected areas in Bangladesh
  45. Determinants of attitudes of primary stakeholders towards forest conservation management: a case study of Subri Forest Reserve, Ghana
  46. Outcomes of Brood Parasite–Host Interactions Mediated by Egg Matching: Common Cuckoos Cuculus canorus versus Fringilla Finches
  47. Wildlife or crop production: the dilemma of conservation and human livelihoods in Serengeti, Tanzania
  48. Factors influencing host nest use by the brood parasitic Asian Koel (Eudynamys scolopacea)
  49. Constraints on host choice: why do parasitic birds rarely exploit some common potential hosts?
  50. Isolation by time and habitat and coexistence of distinct host races of the common cuckoo
  51. Interactions between the Asian koel (Eudynamys scolopacea) and its hosts
  52. Does illegal hunting skew Serengeti wildlife sex ratios?
  53. Human–wildlife conflicts and management options in Bangladesh, with special reference to Asian elephants (Elephas maximus)
  54. Do Ostriches Struthio camelus reject parasitic eggs by making use of colour as a cue?
  55. Genetic differentiation among sympatric cuckoo host races: males matter
  56. The common cuckoo Cuculus canorus is not locally adapted to its reed warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus host
  57. Absence of egg discrimination in a suitable cuckooCuculus canorushost breeding away from trees
  58. Responses of Reed WarblersAcrocephalus scirpaceusto Non-Mimetic Eggs of Different Sizes in a Nest Parasitism Experiment
  59. Coevolution in Action: Disruptive Selection on Egg Colour in an Avian Brood Parasite and Its Host
  60. Egg phenotype differentiation in sympatric cuckoo Cuculus canorus gentes
  61. Evolution of defences against cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) parasitism in bramblings (Fringilla montifringilla): a comparison of four populations in Fennoscandia
  62. Avian colour perception predicts behavioural responses to experimental brood parasitism in chaffinches
  63. Why don't female purple sandpipers perform brood care? A removal experiment
  64. The role of blunt egg pole characteristics for recognition of eggs in the song thrush (Turdus philomelos)
  65. The effect of traffic intensity on ground beetle (Coleoptera: Carabidae) assemblages in central Sweden
  66. Breeding biology of ostriches (Struthio camelus) in the Serengeti ecosystem, Tanzania
  67. Using the extended quarter degree grid cell system to unify mapping and sharing of biodiversity data
  68. Fixed Rejection Responses to Single and Multiple Experimental Parasitism in TwoFringillaHosts of the Common Cuckoo
  69. Spatial and temporal variation in meat and fish consumption among people in the western Serengeti, Tanzania: the importance of migratory herbivores
  70. The rarity of twins: a result of an evolutionary battle between mothers and daughters—or do they agree?
  71. Evidence for egg discrimination preceding failed rejection attempts in a small cuckoo host
  72. Does the cuckoo benefit from laying unusually strong eggs?
  73. Relationship between road dust and ungulate density in Serengeti National Park, Tanzania
  74. Does illegal hunting affect density and behaviour of African grassland birds? A case study on ostrich (Struthio camelus)
  75. Unusually high losses to nest collapse in Black-headed BuntingsEmberiza melanocephalanesting on a preferred plant species
  76. The white colour of the Ostrich (Struthio camelus) egg is a trade-off between predation and overheating
  77. Individual female common cuckoosCuculus canoruslay constant egg types but egg appearance cannot be used to assign eggs to females
  78. Predictors of resistance to brood parasitism within and among reed warbler populations
  79. Getting rid of the cuckoo Cuculus canorus egg: why do hosts delay rejection?
  80. THE IMPORTANCE OF CLUTCH CHARACTERISTICS AND LEARNING FOR ANTIPARASITE ADAPTATIONS IN HOSTS OF AVIAN BROOD PARASITES
  81. Aspects of breeding ecology of the eastern olivaceous warbler (Hippolais pallida)
  82. Low frequency of extrapair paternity in the common redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)
  83. Human attitudes towards large carnivores in Norway
  84. Host density predicts presence of cuckoo parasitism in reed warblers
  85. Host density predicts presence of cuckoo parasitism in reed warblers
  86. Factors influencing the risk of common cuckoo Cuculus canorus parasitism on marsh warblers Acrocephalus palustris
  87. Factors influencing the risk of common cuckoo Cuculus canorus parasitism on marsh warblers Acrocephalus palustris
  88. How does human exploitation affect impala populations in protected and partially protected areas? – A case study from the Serengeti Ecosystem, Tanzania
  89. Livestock loss caused by predators outside the Serengeti National Park, Tanzania
  90. Local law enforcement and illegal bushmeat hunting outside the Serengeti National Park, Tanzania
  91. Browsing by goats on three spatial scales in a semi-arid savanna
  92. The role of moose Alces alces L. in boreal forest – the effect on ground beetles (Coleoptera, Carabidae) abundance and diversity
  93. First evidence of regular common cuckoo, Cuculus canorus, parasitism on eastern olivaceous warblers, Hippolais pallida elaeica
  94. Factors influencing conservation attitudes of local people in Western Serengeti, Tanzania
  95. Environmental conditions influence egg color of reed warblers Acrocephalus scirpaceus and their parasite, the common cuckoo Cuculus canorus
  96. Rapid increase in cuckoo egg matching in a recently parasitized reed warbler population
  97. Importance of spatial habitat structure on establishment of host defenses against brood parasitism
  98. Intraspecific prey choice of bushmeat hunters outside the Serengeti National Park, Tanzania: a preliminary analysis
  99. Eggshell strength of an obligate brood parasite: a test of the puncture resistance hypothesis
  100. COEVOLUTIONARY INTERACTIONS BETWEEN COMMON CUCKOOS AND CORN BUNTINGS
  101. EGG REJECTION IN MARSH WARBLERS (ACROCEPHALUS PALUSTRIS) HEAVILY PARASITIZED BY COMMON CUCKOOS (CUCULUS CANORUS)
  102. 'Serengeti shall not die': Can the ambition be sustained?
  103. Impact of Red Deer Cervus elaphus Grazing on Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus and Composition of Ground Beetle (Coleoptera, Carabidae) Assemblage
  104. The enigma of imperfect adaptations in hosts of avian brood parasites
  105. Breeding success of common cuckoosCuculus canorusparasitising four sympatric species ofAcrocephaluswarblers
  106. Large Carnivores and Human Safety: A Review
  107. Are blackcaps current winners in the evolutionary struggle against the common cuckoo?
  108. Rejection of Conspecific Eggs in Chaffinches: The Effect of Age and Clutch Characteristics
  109. Large Carnivores and Human Safety: A Review
  110. Parentage and host preference in the common cuckooCuculus canorus
  111. Patterns of self-reported fear towards large carnivores among the Norwegian public
  112. Rejection of common cuckooCuculus canoruseggs in relation to female age in the bluethroatLuscinia svecica
  113. Responses of great reed warblersAcrocephalus arundinaceusto experimental brood parasitism: the effects of a cuckooCuculus canorusdummy and egg mimicry
  114. Uneconomical game cropping in a community-based conservation project outside the Serengeti National Park, Tanzania
  115. No evidence for recognition errors inAcrocephaluswarblers
  116. The spatial habitat structure of host populations explains the pattern of rejection behavior in hosts and parasitic adaptations in cuckoos
  117. OBLIGATE BROOD PARASITES AS SELECTIVE AGENTS FOR EVOLUTION OF EGG APPEARANCE IN PASSERINE BIRDS
  118. Aggression to dummy cuckoos by potential European cuckoo hosts
  119. OBLIGATE BROOD PARASITES AS SELECTIVE AGENTS FOR EVOLUTION OF EGG APPEARANCE IN PASSERINE BIRDS
  120. Costs associated with recognition and rejection of parasitic eggs in two European passerines
  121. Egg Mimicry in Cuckoos Parasitizing Four Sympatric Species of Acrocephalus Warblers
  122. Factors Affecting Reed Warbler Risk of Brood Parasitism by the Common Cuckoo
  123. Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus and host behaviour at Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus nests
  124. Host species affects the growth rate of cuckoo ( Cuculus canorus ) chicks
  125. Factors associated with wolverine Gulo gulo predation on domestic sheep
  126. Rejection of artificial cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) eggs in relation to variation in egg appearance among reed warblers (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
  127. Effect of Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus on the reproductive tactics of the Reed Warbler A. scirpaceus
  128. Costs of Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Parasitism to Reed Warblers Acrocephalus scirpaceus
  129. Nest Predation, Nesting Characteristics and Nest Defence Behaviour of Fieldfares and Redwings
  130. Sex Biases in Avian Dispersal: A Reappraisal
  131. Compatibility of brown bear Ursus arctos and free-ranging sheep in Norway
  132. Life History Variation, Population Processes and Priorities in Species Conservation: Towards a Reunion of Research Paradigms
  133. The Risk of Parasitism in Relation to the Distance from Reed Warbler Nests to Cuckoo Perches
  134. Egg‐morphs and host preference in the common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus): an analysis of cuckoo and host eggs from European museum collections
  135. On the Evolution of Blue Cuckoo Eggs in Europe
  136. Evolution of variation in egg color and marking pattern in European passerines: adaptations in a coevolutionary arms race with the cuckoo, Cuculus canorus
  137. CuckooCuclus canorus parasitism onAcrocephalus Warblers in Southern Moravia in The Czech Republic
  138. An Experimental Test of Optimal Clutch Size of the Fieldfare; With a Discussion on Why Brood Parasites Remove Eggs When They Parasitize a Host Species
  139. Rejection of cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) eggs by meadow pipits (Anthus pratensis)
  140. Cost of Puncture Ejection Compared with Costs of Rearing Cowbird Chicks for Northern Orioles
  141. Interspecific competition and the evolution of plumage‐colour variation in three closely related old world flycatchers Ficedula spp
  142. Reproductive success in relation to resource-access and parental age in a small Norwegian farming parish during the period 1700–1900
  143. Adaptations of bramblings and chaffinches towards parasitism by the common cuckoo
  144. Responses of Some Rare Cuckoo Hosts to Mimetic Model Cuckoo Eggs and to Foreign Conspecific Eggs
  145. Behavioural Responses of Potential Hosts Towards Artificial Cuckoo Eggs and Dummies
  146. Why do Red-winged Blackbrids accept eggs of Brown-headed Cowbirds?
  147. Results of dyeing male yellow-headed blackbirds solid black: implications for the arbitrary identity badge hypothesis
  148. Marriage Entrapment by "Solitary" Mothers: A Study on Male Deception by Female Pied Flycatchers
  149. Responses of Fieldfares Turdus pilaris and Bramblings Fringilla montifringilla to experimental parasitism by the Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
  150. Cuckoo Host Interactions in Norwegian Mountain Areas
  151. An experimental study of the function of the red epaulettes and the black body colour of male red-winged blackbirds
  152. Evolution of variation in male secondary sexual characteristics
  153. Geographic Variation in Secondary Sexual Plumage Colour Characteristics of the Male Pied Flycatcher
  154. The relationship between social status and resting metabolic rate in great tits (Parus major) and pied flycatchers (Ficedula hypoleuca)
  155. Temperature regulation and water balance of day-active Zophosis congesta beetles in East Africa
  156. Sex Ratio, Differential Cost of Rearing Young, and Differential Mortality between the Sexes during the Period of Parental Care: Fisher's Theory Applied to Birds
  157. The Effect of Enlarged Brood Size on the Future Reproductive Potential of the Rook
  158. Differential Mortality of Male and Female Offspring in Experimentally Manipulated Broods of the Rook
  159. Sibling recognition in the rook ()
  160. Male Promiscuity and Female Adultery by the Rook Corvus frugilegus
  161. Reproductive Effort and Breeding Success in Relation to Age by the Rook Corvus frugilegus
  162. Sex-Role Partitioning and Parental Care by the Rook Corvus frugilegus
  163. Male plumage colour and mate choice of female Pied Flycatchers Ficedula hypoleuca
  164. The Conflict Between Male Polygamy and Female Monogamy: Some Comments on the "Cheating Hypothesis"
  165. Vocal Communication by the Rook Corvus frugilegus during the Breeding Season