mafia hypothesis
Meanings
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- A hypothesis that posits that host birds accept brood parasite eggs and chicks to avoid retaliatory destruction of their nests by the parasite, establishing a coevolutionary equilibrium where host compliance is maintained through parasite aggression.
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