Are adoptions in a predatory songbird a strategy to aid mate acquisition?
Adoption of unrelated young by adult birds is costly and therefore they should avoid it unless adoption carries compensating benefits. Loggerhead Shrikes (Lanius ludovicianus) have a monogamous mating system with low rates of extra-pair paternity and biparental care of young. To date, no documented...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Resilience Alliance
2023-06-01
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| Series: | Journal of Field Ornithology |
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| Online Access: | https://journal.afonet.org/vol94/iss2/art9/ |