Comparative analyses of cooperative breeding in birds
<p>In cooperatively breeding species, groups of three or more individuals cooperate in raising young. The challenge is to explain why investing in another individual’s reproduction is a better strategy for transmitting genes to future generations than breeding independently. Theoretically,...
Main Author: | Downing, P |
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Format: | Thesis |
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2016
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