Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
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Author: Cecie Starr, Ralph Taggart, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr
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Chapter 43, Problem 3CT
European cuckoos and North American brown-headed cowbirds are not dose relatives, but both lay their eggs in the nest o other birds. Both also have an unusually simple song. Why is having a simple species-specific song an advantage for such birds?
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