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Brood Parasitism

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-003697

The laying of eggs by one bird species in the nest of another bird species and the subsequent brooding of the egg and raising of the young by the parasitized host, usually to the detriment of the host’s young.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-003697
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesUSGS Status and Trends of the Nation's Biological Resources Vol. 2 Glossary at http://www.nwrc.usgs.gov/sandt/Glossary.pdf
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-003697",
  "term": "Brood Parasitism",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "The laying of eggs by one bird species in the nest of another bird species and the subsequent brooding of the egg and raising of the young by the parasitized host, usually to the detriment of the host’s young.",
  "references": [
    "USGS Status and Trends of the Nation's Biological Resources Vol. 2 Glossary at http://www.nwrc.usgs.gov/sandt/Glossary.pdf"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/brood-parasitism/"
}

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