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Nest sanitation in passerine birds: implications for egg rejection in hosts of brood parasites

Mélanie F. Guigueno • Spencer G. Sealy

M. F. Guigueno () and S. G. Sealy

Department of Biological Sciences

University of Manitoba

Journal of Ornithology

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