Crows, Cuckoos and the Occasional Benefits of Parasitism (2 of 6) (IMAGE)

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Crows, Cuckoos and the Occasional Benefits of Parasitism (2 of 6)

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A carrion crow brood parasitized by a great spotted cuckoo is shown. This image relates to a paper that appeared in the 21 March, 2014, issue of Science, published by AAAS. The paper, by Daniela Canestrari at the University of Oviedo in Oviedo, Spain, and colleagues was titled, "From Parasitism to Mutualism: Unexpected Interactions Between a Cuckoo and Its Host."

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[Image courtesy of Vittorio Baglione]

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