Communal breeding in green woodhoopoes as a case for reciprocity

Nature64.80
Volume: 276, Issue: 5687, Pages: 496 - 498
Published: Nov 1, 1978
Abstract
RECIPROCITY1, or reciprocal altruism2, and kin selection3 are concepts basic to sociobiology. Although both theories have been widely accepted4, little critical evidence exists for either5,6. Communal, or cooperatively breeding, birds are important organisms for testing these theories because nonbreeding helpers regularly provide aid to nestlings, such as food and protection. Helpers are often related to the nestlings they aid, frequently being...
Paper Details
Title
Communal breeding in green woodhoopoes as a case for reciprocity
Published Date
Nov 1, 1978
Journal
Volume
276
Issue
5687
Pages
496 - 498
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