@Article{Kilner2004,
  author   = {Rebecca M Kilner and Joah R Madden and Mark E Hauber},
  journal  = {Science},
  title    = {Brood parasitic cowbird nestlings use host young to procure resources.},
  year     = {2004},
  number   = {5685},
  pages    = {877-9},
  volume   = {305},
  abstract = {Young brood parasites that tolerate the company of host offspring
	challenge the existing evolutionary view of family life. In theory,
	all parasitic nestlings should be ruthlessly self-interested and
	should kill host offspring soon after hatching. Yet many species
	allow host young to live, even though they are rivals for host resources.
	Here we show that the tolerance of host nestlings by the parasitic
	brown-headed cowbird Molothrus ater is adaptive. Host young procure
	the cowbird a higher provisioning rate, so it grows more rapidly.
	The cowbird's unexpected altruism toward host offspring simply promotes
	its selfish interests in exploiting host parents.},
  doi      = {10.1126/science.1098487},
  keywords = {Animals, Behavior, Animal, Feeding Behavior, Female, Male, Nesting Behavior, Regression Analysis, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Social Behavior, Songbirds, 15297677},
}

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