title: Laying eggs in others' nests: Intraspecific brood parasitism in birds.
abstract: Intraspecific brood parasitism occurs commonly in a large number of bird species. Recent work shows that females parasitize the parental care of conspecifics either as a 'best-of-a-bad-job' strategy or as part of a superior reproductive strategy. A number of parasite and host behaviours, which either facilitate or prevent intraspecific brood parasitism, are similar to those occurring among interspecific brood parasites and their hosts.
authors.affiliation: M. Petrie is at the Dept of Biology, The Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes MK7 6AA, UK.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Petrie
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Møller