Kin grouping is insufficient to explain the inclusive fitness gains of conspecific brood parasitism in the common eider
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DOI: 10.1111/mec.15258
Abstract: Conspecific brood parasitism allows females to exploit other females' nests and enhance their reproductive output. Here, we test a recent theoretical model of how host females gain inclusive fitness from brood parasitism. High levels of… read more here.
Keywords: kin grouping; inclusive fitness; parasitism; host ... See more keywords