Male tomtit feeds black robin fledglings. Because some fostered black robins were found to be slightly mal-im-printed with tomtit characteristics which inhibited breeding, black robin nestlings are now returned to robin nests prior to fledging. Thus, production is still enhanced through fostering, but the imprinting problem has been overcome. Photo: Don Merton
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Forest and Bird, Volume 17, Issue 3, 1 August 1986, Page 20
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52Male tomtit feeds black robin fledglings. Because some fostered black robins were found to be slightly mal-imprinted with tomtit characteristics which inhibited breeding, black robin nestlings are now returned to robin nests prior to fledging. Thus, production is still enhanced through fostering, but the imprinting problem has been overcome. Photo: Don Merton Forest and Bird, Volume 17, Issue 3, 1 August 1986, Page 20
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