Experimental evidence that group size generates divergent benefits of cooperative breeding for male and female ostriches

Cooperative breeding allows the costs of parental care to be shared, but as groups become larger, such benefits often decline as competition increases and group cohesion breaks down. The counteracting forces of cooperation and competition are predicted to select for an optimal group size, but variat...

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Autores principales: Melgar, Julian, Schou, Mads F, Bonato, Maud, Brand, Zanell, Engelbrecht, Anel, Cloete, Schalk WP, Cornwallis, Charlie K
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd 2022
Materias:
Ecology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9531942/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36193678
http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.77170

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9531942/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36193678
http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.77170

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