Antagonistic effect of helpers on breeding male and female survival in a cooperatively breeding bird

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 1354-1362

  Paquet, Matthieu ^a,b   Doutrelant, Claire ^a   Hatchwell, Ben J ^c   Spottiswoode, Claire N ^b,d   Covas, Rita ^b,e,f  

^a CENTRE D ECOLOGIE FONCTIONNELLE ET EVOLUTIVE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^e CENTRO DE INVESTIGAÇÃO EM BIODIVERSIDADE E RECURSOS GENÉTICOS   (Portugal)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Cooperative breeding; Family conflicts; Investment; Life history strategies; Sex specific selection

Indexed keywords

ANTAGONISM; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MALE BEHAVIOR; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; PASSERINE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEXUAL SELECTION; SURVIVAL;

AVES; PHILETAIRUS SOCIUS; PHILETARIUS SOCIUS;

ANIMAL; COOPERATION; FEMALE; LONGEVITY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SONGBIRD; SPARROW;

ANIMALS; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; LONGEVITY; MALE; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SONGBIRDS; SPARROWS;

EID: 84939269508     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2656.12377     Document Type: Article

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