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mafia hypothesis

mafia hypothesis proper noun: 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.

Proper noun

the mafia hypothesis

  1. 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.

Questions about mafia hypothesis

What does mafia hypothesis mean?
Mafia hypothesis means 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.
What part of speech is mafia hypothesis?
Mafia hypothesis is a proper noun.

Words near mafia hypothesis in the dictionary

  1. maffs
  2. Maffucci
  3. Maffucci syndrome
  4. Maffuccis
  5. mafia
  6. mafia hypothesis
  7. mafia state
  8. mafia states
  9. MAFIAA
  10. mafialike
  11. mafias

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