Sex differences in avian parental care patterns vary across the breeding cycle

Abstract Parental care in birds consists of elaborate forms across stages, including nest building, incubation, and offspring provision. Despite their evolutionary importance, knowledge gaps exist in the extent to which parents contribute disproportionately to these forms and factors that are associ...

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Main Authors: Daiping Wang, Wenyuan Zhang, Shuai Yang, Xiang-Yi Li Richter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-11-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-42767-5