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Variation in helper effort among cooperatively breeding bird species is consistent with Hamilton's Rule

Investment by helpers in cooperative breeding systems is extremely variable among species, but this variation is currently unexplained. Inclusive fitness theory predicts that, all else being equal, cooperative investment should correlate positively with the relatedness of helpers to the recipients o...

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Autores principales: Green, Jonathan P., Freckleton, Robert P., Hatchwell, Ben J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4999512/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27554604
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12663