Alaïs Liénard (@allienard.bsky.social)

🎉 Our latest paper has been published! I'm delighted to share that the first chapter of my PhD thesis has just been published! This paper dives into the fascinating world of how parasites select host nests in a conspecific brood parasitic system 🐦‍⬛. 👉 Discover our work here: doi.org/10.1007/s002...

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Nest-host selection and parasitic nestling survival in the spotless starling (Sturnus unicolor) - Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology Conspecific brood parasitism is an alternative reproductive tactic in birds. It occurs when some females lay their eggs in conspecific nests and rely on the hosts to raise their offspring. Parasitic f... https://doi.org/10.1007/s00265-025-03664-7