[birdky] Parasitic birds

An interesting article on THE SCIENTIST newsletter today: PARASITES
BENEFIT BY SHARING. "Many brood parasites kill host nestlings, but some
cowbirds do better with hosts present." If you would like to read the
entire article, go to:
http://www.biomedcentral,com/news/20040806/02
 
Cheers, Joan Carr, Pike County
 
 

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