Variation in helper effort among cooperatively breeding bird species is consistent with Hamilton’s Rule
Non-parental helpers contribute to offspring care in many species; however, the amount of care provided varies considerably across species. Here, Green et al. perform a phylogenetic comparative analysis of helping behavior in 36 cooperatively-breeding bird species and find that helper effort increas...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2016-08-01
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Series: | Nature Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12663 |