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RECENT work on avian chromosomes has opened new vistas in the investigation of egg polymorphism in cuckoos. The question of how some of the parasitic cuckoos can consistently parasitize several unrelated host species in one area, usually with eggs well-matched to those of each host1–3, has long puzzled biologists. Speculations on the genetics involved have been undertaken by Miller4 and Punnett (in Chance2) among others; these need reappraisal in the light of newer ideas and discoveries.
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JENSEN, R. Genetics of Cuckoo Egg Polymorphism. Nature 209, 827 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1038/209827a0
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