Communal roosting, thermoregulatory benefits and breeding group size predictability in cooperatively breeding sociable weavers
Extreme temperatures impose energy costs on endotherms through thermoregulation and different adaptations help individuals to cope with these conditions. In social species, communal roosting and huddling are thought to decrease the energetic requirement of thermoregulation under low temperatures. Th...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2016-12-01
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| Series: | Journal of Avian Biology |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1111/jav.00916 |