Science Magazine Snippet: Cowbird eggshells could double as deadly weapons

Thick-shelled eggs can crack those of other birds when dropped from a height.

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Sarah Crespi

citation
A. V. López et al.,
Behavioral Ecology 2018
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/ary045

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Analía V. López
Henrique Domingos
Kevin Ellison

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Erica Tennenhouse

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"Tenderloin"
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Snippet: Cowbird eggshells could double as deadly weapons
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