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Co-opting responses for old enemies

Posted on 24 Mar, 2020 by Kathleen Grogan

On Friday, Shelby Gantt introduced us to an unusual type of parasite, the brood parasite! As Shelby eloquently described, brood parasitism is when an individual’s offspring are raised by someone else who incurs a cost to raising these offspring. The … Continue reading →

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