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Explain brood parasitism with a suitable example

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Certain birds are fascinating examples of a special type of parasitism, in which the parasitic birds lays its eggs in the nest of its host and lets / allows the host incubates them. During the course of evolutson, the eggs of the parasitic bird have evolved to resemble the host.s egg in size and colour.toreduce the chances of the host bird detecting the foreign eggs and ejecting them from the nest.
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  2. Write a short note on the parasitic adaptations.

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  3. Explain brood parasitism with a suitable example

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