WebAbstract In birds that breed cooperatively in family groups, adult offspring often delay dispersal to assist the breeding pair in raising their young. Kin selection is thought to play an important role in the evolution of this breeding system. However, evidence supporting the underlying assumption that helpers increase the reproductive success of breeders is … Web12. nov 2009. · The evolution of cooperation among animals has posed a major problem for evolutionary biologists, and despite decades of research into avian cooperative …
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Web31. mar 2015. · Cooperative breeding occurs in several major animal phyla, predominantly in arthropods and chordates. A number of comparative analyses have focused on understanding the evolution of... Web07. maj 1998. · The traditional explanation for cooperative breeding is that the opportunities for breeding independently are limited owing to peculiar features of the specie's breeding ecology. However, it has proved remarkably difficult to find any … First, we find that cooperative breeding in birds is not randomly distributed, but … rodent proof garbage cans
Cooperative breeding in birds: the role of ecology
Web31. mar 2015. · In many birds and mammals that breed cooperatively, young from previous broods remain with their parents beyond independence and help to raise younger siblings ( Hatchwell 2009) although nonkin individuals can also engage in cooperative breeding ( … WebOct 2024 - Jun 20242 years 9 months. I am interested in the evolution of life history and behavioural traits of birds. I focus on (1) the evolutionary … Web30. avg 2024. · Abstract Social group is associated with life-history traits and can predict brain size variation in cooperative primates and some other mammal groups, but such explicit relationships remain enigmatic in cooperatively breeding birds. Indeed, some compositions of social group in cooperative species (e.g., helper number and group … rodent proof food storage cabinet