Avian sibling cannibalism: Hoopoe mothers regularly use their last hatched nestlings to feed older siblings

Sibling cannibalism is relatively common in nature, but its evolution in birds and certain other vertebrates with extended parental care had been discarded. Here, however, we demonstrate its regular occurrence in two European populations of the Eurasian hoopoe (Upupa epops) and explore possible adap...

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Autores principales: Soler, Juan José, Martín-Vivaldi, Manuel, Nuhlíčková, Soňa, Ruiz-Castellano, Cristina, Mazorra-Alonso, Mónica, Martínez-Renau, Ester, Eckenfellner, Manfred, Svetlík, Ján, Hoi, Herbert
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Science Press 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8920838/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35238184
http://dx.doi.org/10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2021.434

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8920838/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35238184
http://dx.doi.org/10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2021.434

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