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The Cuckoos (Hardcover, New)
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The Cuckoos (Hardcover, New)
Series: Bird Families of the World
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The cuckoos are the most variable birds in social behavior and
parental care: a few cuckoos are among the most social of all birds
and rear their young in a common nest; most cuckoos are caring
parents that rear their own young with some females laying a few
eggs in the nests of others; while many cuckoo species are brood
parasites who leave their eggs in the nests of other birds to rear,
with their young maturing to kill their foster nestmates. In The
Cuckoos, Robert B. Payne presents a new evolutionary history of the
family based on molecular genetics, and uses the family tree to
explore the origins and diversity of their behaviour. He traces
details of the cuckoos' biology to their original sources, includes
descriptions of previously unpublished field observations, and
reveals new comparisons of songs showing previously overlooked
cuckoo species. Lavishly illustrated with specially commissioned
color plates and numerous maps, halftones, and line drawings, The
Cuckoos provides the most comprehensive and up-to-date account of
this family yet available.
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