Parasitic Birds and Their Hosts
Subtitle: Studies in Coevolution (Oxford Ornithology Series)
Contributors: Stephen I. Rothstein (Editor); Scott K. Robinson (Editor)
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: October 30, 1998
Language: eng
Number of pages: 456
ISBN-13: 9780195099768
First sentence: The ludicrous sight of a fledgling cukoo or cow-bird being fed by an adult host less than a half its size (cover of book) makes it easy to see why parasitic birds have attracted so much attention.