Triparental care in the collared flycatcher (Ficedula albicollis): Cooperation of two females with a cuckolded male in rearing a brood
Abstract Certain predominant forms of mating and parental care systems are assumed in several model species among birds, but the opportunistic and apparently infrequent variations of “family structures” may often remain hidden due to methodological limitations with regard to genetic or behavioral ob...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2021-08-01
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Series: | Ecology and Evolution |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.7923 |