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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| author | Jonathan P. Green Robert P. Freckleton Ben J. Hatchwell |
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| description | 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 increases with relatedness to the recipient of care. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0a619909f39643f8bdf776aa24e6c7f22022-12-21T20:29:33ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232016-08-01711710.1038/ncomms12663Variation in helper effort among cooperatively breeding bird species is consistent with Hamilton’s RuleJonathan P. Green0Robert P. Freckleton1Ben J. Hatchwell2Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of SheffieldDepartment of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of SheffieldDepartment of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of SheffieldNon-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 increases with relatedness to the recipient of care.https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12663 |
| spellingShingle | Jonathan P. Green Robert P. Freckleton Ben J. Hatchwell Variation in helper effort among cooperatively breeding bird species is consistent with Hamilton’s Rule Nature Communications |
| title | Variation in helper effort among cooperatively breeding bird species is consistent with Hamilton’s Rule |
| title_full | Variation in helper effort among cooperatively breeding bird species is consistent with Hamilton’s Rule |
| title_fullStr | Variation in helper effort among cooperatively breeding bird species is consistent with Hamilton’s Rule |
| title_full_unstemmed | Variation in helper effort among cooperatively breeding bird species is consistent with Hamilton’s Rule |
| title_short | Variation in helper effort among cooperatively breeding bird species is consistent with Hamilton’s Rule |
| title_sort | variation in helper effort among cooperatively breeding bird species is consistent with hamilton s rule |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12663 |
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