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Paternity of Subordinates Raises Cooperative Effort in Cichlids
BACKGROUND: In cooperative breeders, subordinates generally help a dominant breeding pair to raise offspring. Parentage studies have shown that in several species subordinates can participate in reproduction. This suggests an important role of direct fitness benefits for cooperation, particularly wh...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2011
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3192049/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22022428 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0025673 |