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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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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |