Nest-host selection and parasitic nestling survival in the spotless starling (Sturnus unicolor) - Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology Conspecific brood parasitism is an alternative reproductive tactic in birds. It occurs when some females lay their eggs in conspecific nests and rely on the hosts to raise their offspring. Parasitic f...

🎉 Our latest paper has been published!

I'm delighted to share that the first chapter of my PhD thesis has just been published! This paper dives into the fascinating world of how parasites select host nests in a conspecific brood parasitic system 🐦‍⬛.

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Happy to talk about conspecific brood parasitism 🐦‍⬛ yesterday at the #ASABSpring2025 conference!

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Lots of excellent food and fun last night at Bundobust! For those of you who had too much fun 🍻 - grab yourself a coffee or two, we’ve got a lot ahead of us for the last day of #ASABSpring2025!

HILO 🧵 ¿Qué hacer cuando no tienes lugar para anidar y criar a tus polluelos? Trata de colar los huevos 🥚🥚 en otra puesta y quizá salgan adelante en otro 🪺. Esta es una estrategia entre los estorninos negros que cada vez tienen menos lugares donde poner sus huevos.👇 www.mncn.csic.es/es/Comunicac...

Le site pour le colloque 2025 de l'Union Internationale pour l'Etude des Insectes Sociaux est en ligne : iussi-sf-2025.sciencesconf.org
Au plaisir de vous retrouver à Condorcet du 18 au 20 juin !! 😃

Hosts eject conspecific parasitic eggs according to the egg size in a passerine | Biology Letters Conspecific brood parasitism (CBP) is an alternative reproductive tactic in egg-laying species, where a female lays her eggs in the nest of a conspecific. In a population of spotless starlings (Sturnu...

👉🏻 New paper out!
To discover our experiment with 3D-printed dummy eggs 🪺 and genetics 🧬, follow this link: doi.org/10.1098/rsbl...