Avian reproduction: role of ecology in the evolution of cooperative breeding.
A new comparative analysis of the speciose and socially diverse family of African starlings provides evidence that cooperative breeding has evolved in unpredictable, seasonal environments.
Hatchwell
Ben J
BJ
Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, Western Bank, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK. b.hatchwell@sheffield.ac.uk
D000818:Animals; D005075:Biological Evolution; D001717:Birds / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D004463:Ecology; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D012098:Reproduction / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology; D012621:Seasons