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Coevolution
An Open Access Journal
Volume 2, 2014 - Issue 1
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Mafia or Farmer? Coevolutionary consequences of retaliation and farming as predatory strategies upon host nests by avian brood parasites

Pages 18-25 | Received 15 Dec 2013, Accepted 03 Apr 2014, Published online: 30 Apr 2014

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Figure 1. Fitness payoffs for alternative strategies of parasites.

Figure 1. Fitness payoffs for alternative strategies of parasites.

Figure 2. Relative fitness payoffs of Mafia/Farmer in response to variation in parameters d (discovery of renest by parasite), e (ejection), and p (parasitism). Values above 1 (dashed line) indicate fitness payoffs for Mafia > Farmer.

Figure 2. Relative fitness payoffs of Mafia/Farmer in response to variation in parameters d (discovery of renest by parasite), e (ejection), and p (parasitism). Values above 1 (dashed line) indicate fitness payoffs for Mafia > Farmer.

Figure 3. Fitness payoffs for hosts in the presence of Mafia.

Figure 3. Fitness payoffs for hosts in the presence of Mafia.

Figure 4. Fitness payoffs for hosts in the presence of Farmer.

Figure 4. Fitness payoffs for hosts in the presence of Farmer.

Figure 5. Northern Cardinal attacks a brood parasitic Brown-headed Cowbird; photo credit: Bill Draker.

Figure 5. Northern Cardinal attacks a brood parasitic Brown-headed Cowbird; photo credit: Bill Draker.