Experimental evidence that group size generates divergent benefits of cooperative breeding for male and female ostriches
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DOI: 10.7554/elife.77170
Abstract: 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… read more here.
Keywords: cooperative breeding; group size; group; male female ... See more keywords