Interspecific Density Influences the Adaptive Significance of Provisioning Coordination Between Breeding Partners

Cooperation between parents in species with biparental care can reduce sexual conflict and increase reproductive success. If parents cooperate in a conditional way – that is, alternate feeding visits to offspring – this should equalize parental investment and may improve nestling growth. Environment...

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Main Authors: Chloe Burdick, Lynn Siefferman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fevo.2020.00029/full