Brood Parasitism and the Evolution of Cooperative Breeding in Birds

Science56.90
Volume: 342, Issue: 6165, Pages: 1506 - 1508
Published: Dec 20, 2013
Abstract
The global distribution of cooperatively breeding birds is highly uneven, with hotspots in Australasia and sub-Saharan Africa. The ecological drivers of this distribution remain enigmatic yet could yield insights into the evolution and persistence of cooperative breeding. We report that the global distributions of avian obligate brood parasites and cooperatively breeding passerines are tightly correlated and that the uneven phylogenetic...
Paper Details
Title
Brood Parasitism and the Evolution of Cooperative Breeding in Birds
Published Date
Dec 20, 2013
Journal
Volume
342
Issue
6165
Pages
1506 - 1508
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