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First published online July 14, 2008
Journal of Experimental Biology 211, 2519-2523 (2008)
Published by The Company of Biologists 2008
doi: 10.1242/jeb.017327
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Experimental reduction of ultraviolet wavelengths reflected from parasitic eggs affects rejection behaviour in the blackcap Sylvia atricapilla

Marcel Honza1,* and Lenka Polaciková1,2

1 Institute of Vertebrate Biology, v. v. i., Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
2 Institute of Botany and Zoology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic


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  		Fig. 1. Representative reflectance spectra of the blackcap's eggshells before (UV0; black squares) and after (UV–; grey diamonds) experimental manipulation with UV block.

 

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  		Fig. 2. Rejection rate of the parasitic eggs in all three experimental groups.

 

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