Carer provisioning rules in an obligate cooperative breeder: Prey type, size and delivery rate

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 66, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1639-1649

  Browning, L E ^a,b   Young, C M ^c   Savage, J L ^b   Russell, D J F ^d,e   Barclay, H ^b   Griffith, S C ^c   Russell, A F ^f,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^g Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique and Paul Sabatier University   (France)

Author keywords

Additive care; Allo parental care; Costs of helping; Helper effort; Load lightening

Indexed keywords

ALLOPARENTAL CARE; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FOOD PROVISIONING; PERCIFORM; PREY SIZE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SONGBIRD;

POMATOSTOMUS RUFICEPS;

EID: 84869188646     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-012-1419-z     Document Type: Article

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