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mafia hypothesis: a standalone construct

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Parasitology

the proposal that brood parasites destroy the nests of hosts that reject their eggs, so that acceptance pays.

In parasitology, mafia hypothesis refers to the proposal that brood parasites destroy the nests of hosts that reject their eggs, so that acceptance pays. This meaning comes from Soler (1995) in Evolution.[1]

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acceptance6 fields · 14 citationsjingle · one name, six constructsbrood1 fields · 1 citationsanchor · a standalone constructhypothesis2 fields · 2 citationsjingle · one word, two constructs

References

  1. Soler, M., Soler, J. J., Martinez, J. G., & M⊘ller, A. P. (1995). MAGPIE HOST MANIPULATION BY GREAT SPOTTED CUCKOOS: EVIDENCE FOR AN AVIAN MAFIA? Evolution, 49(4), 770-775. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1558-5646.1995.tb02312.x

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