The Influence of Breeding Synchrony on Avian Reproductive Strategies

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    The discovery that birds commonly mate with individuals other than their own social partner, resulting in extra-pair paternity, is arguably the most important advance in the field of avian mating systems in the last thirty years. However, we still have little understanding of why rates of extra-pair paternity vary so dramatically both between and within different species. One of the leading factors proposed to explain this variation is the extent to which pairs synchronise their breeding activities, yet the importance of this factor remains hotly contended. Here we propose the first experimental investigation to resolve the link between breeding synchrony and a range of avian reproductive strategies.
    StatusFinished
    Effective start/end date1/01/0531/12/08

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