Scientists get bird's-eye view of how cuckoos fool their hosts
Monday, April 26, 2010 - 16:30
in Biology & Nature
Using field experiments in Africa and a new computer model that gives them a bird's-eye view of the world, scientists have discovered how a bird decides whether or not a cuckoo has laid an egg in its nest. The finding offers unique insights into a 20-million-year-old evolutionary arms race.