Author:
Li Zhong-qiu,Wang Rong-rong,Jiang Xue-lei,Zhang Zhi-yuan
Abstract
The Silky Starling (Sturnus sericeus) is endemic to East Asia and little is know about its’ breeding ecology. We found intraspecific nest parasitism (INP) by this species in a reproductive study conducted from March to June 2011. We found three nests were parasitized using the obvious morphological differences or partition of egg-laying. One egg appeared 3 days after the 26th female had finished laying eggs. One egg was different in color from the other five eggs in the 27th nest. The third instance was discovered in the 37th nest after the fledglings had fledged. Our findings confirmed INP by the Silky Starling.
Subject
General Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics,General Immunology and Microbiology,General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology,General Medicine
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