Female extra‐pair behavior is not associated with reduced paternal care in Thorn‐tailed Rayadito
Abstract Extra‐pair behavior is present in 76% of socially monogamous bird species with biparental care. This behavior may produce costs to females related to a reduction in paternal care. We estimated the percentage of extra‐pair offspring and quantified paternal care in 44 nests of Thorn‐tailed Ra...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2021-04-01
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Series: | Ecology and Evolution |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.7232 |