Avian sibling cannibalism: Hoopoe mothers regularly use their last hatched nestlings to feed older siblings
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DOI: 10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2021.434
Abstract: 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… read more here.
Keywords: avian sibling; older siblings; feed older; cannibalism ... See more keywords