Cooperative breeding: A question of climate?

Andrew Cockburn; Andrew F. Russell

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2011.01.044

Cooperative breeding: A question of climate?

Andrew Cockburn^*, Andrew F. Russell

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In some species, including humans, parents receive help with offspring care. A new comparative study suggests that birds breed cooperatively when environmental conditions vary. Further empirical and theoretical work will be required to understand the evolutionary significance of this insight.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	R195-R197
Journal	Current Biology
Volume	21
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2011.01.044
Publication status	Published - 8 Mar 2011

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