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1. Coprophagy in Dunnocks (Prunella modularis): A Frequent Behavior in Females, Infrequent in Males, and Very Unusual in Nestlings

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Lamb, Simon D., Taylor, Helen R., Holtmann, Benedikt, Santos, Eduardo S. A., Tamayo, Jaime H., Johnson, Sheri L., Nakagawa, Shinichi, and Lara, Carlos E.

Subjects
Animal parental behavior -- Observations, Dunnock -- Food and nutrition -- Observations, Feces -- Nutritional aspects, Biological sciences
Abstract

ABSTRACT.--Coprophagy by breeding birds, whereby parents eat the feces of their nestlings, is a common but rarely studied behavior. By eating feces, breeding parents may recycle nutrients. In many passerines, [...]

Published
2017

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