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Chapter 55.1, Problem 2CC
Cuckoos lay their eggs in other birds’ nests, so their young are reared by parent birds of a different species. However, unlike the white-crowned sparrow, adult cuckoos always sing their own distinctive song, not that of the host species they hear as juveniles. How is this possible?
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Ch. 55.1 - Prob. 1CCCh. 55.1 - Core Skill: Connections Look ahead to Figure...Ch. 55.1 - Prob. 2CSCh. 55.1 - Cuckoos lay their eggs in other birds nests, so...Ch. 55.2 - Prob. 1CCCh. 55.2 - Prob. 1EQCh. 55.2 - Prob. 2EQCh. 55.2 - Prob. 3EQCh. 55.2 - Prob. 2CCCh. 55.5 - Prob. 1CC
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