First field evidence for alloparental egg care in cooperatively breeding fish
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DOI: 10.1111/eth.12838
Abstract: Helping behaviour in cooperative breeders has been intensively studied in many animal taxa, including arthropods, birds and mammals. In these highly social systems, helpers typically engage in brood care and the protection of dependent young.… read more here.
Keywords: care; breeding fish; cooperatively breeding; egg care ... See more keywords