Asian koel rapidly locates host breeding in novel nest sites

• DOI: 10.1002/ece3.11345
• Publication Date: 2024-04-29T09:05:03Z
• Authors: Mominul Islam Nahid; Peter S. Ranke; Wei Liang
• Keywords: 0301 basic medicine; Asian koel; 03 medical and health sciences; host activity; nest type; Ecology; common myna; nest box; QH540-549.5; Research Articles

Avian brood parasites depend upon locating host nests to lay their eggs. However, how locate and select the for parasitism remains poorly studied. Here, we examined a non-evicting parasite, Asian koel (