Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus and host behaviour at Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus nests

By A. Moksnes, E. Røskaft, Lise Hagen, M. Honza, C. Mørk, P. H. Olsen. 2008

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A parasite in wolf's clothing: hawk mimicry reduces mobbing of cuckoos by hosts (2011, background): “Although male common cuckoos play no part in egg laying, they defend territories containing host nests, and the presence of cuckoos in the nest vicinity alert hosts to increase defenses (Davies and Brooke 1988; Moksnes et al. 2000).”
Cuckoo adaptations: trickery and tuning (2011, background): “Once hosts are alerted to the presence of cuckoos in their neighbourhood, they increase nest attendance and egg rejection (Davies & Brooke, 1988; Moksnes et al., 2000; Bartol et al., 2002; Davies et al., 2003).”
Predictors of resistance to brood parasitism within and among reed warbler populations (2008, background): “Secondly, some individuals within populations are apparently able to adjust their antiparasite behavior according to specific conditional stimuli like observing a parasite in the vicinity of the nest or other cues indicating increased risk of parasitism (Davies and Brooke 1988; Moksnes, Røskaft, Kor”