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Can I read The Cuckoos (Bird Families of the World) on EtoBox?

The Cuckoos (Bird Families of the World) by Robert B. Payne; with a molecular genetic analysis of cuckoo phylogeny by Michael D. Sorenson and Robert B. Payne; color plates by Karen Klitz; black and white illustrations by John Megahan is a science book available to read on EtoBox.

What is The Cuckoos (Bird Families of the World) about?

The cuckoos are the most variable birds in social behavior and parental care: a few cuckoos are among the most social of all birds and rear their young in a common nest; most cuckoos are caring parents that rear their own young with some females laying a few eggs in the nests of others; while many cuckoo species are brood parasites who leave their eggs in the nests of other birds to rear, with their young maturing to kill their foster nestmates. In The Cuckoos, Robert B. Payne presents a new evo

Who reads The Cuckoos (Bird Families of the World)?

It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.

Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
Robert B. Payne; with a molecular genetic analysis of cuckoo phylogeny by Michael D. Sorenson and Robert B. Payne; color plates by Karen Klitz; black and white illustrations by John Megahan
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Published
2005
Language
EN
ISBN
9780191513558
Category
science
Subjects
Nature, Science, Stem
Updated
2026-03-25

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