Provisioning patterns in the cooperatively breeding acorn woodpecker: does feeding behaviour serve as a signal?

Acorn woodpeckers, Melanerpes formicivorus, are cooperative breeders in which social groups consist of both nonbreeding helpers at the nest (offspring from prior reproductive attempts) and cobreeders of one or both sexes (usually siblings or a parent and his/her offspring). Regardless of composition...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Animal behaviour 2016-09, Vol.119, p.125-134
Hauptverfasser:	Koenig, Walter D., Walters, Eric L.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animal behavior Animal reproduction Birds cooperative breeding Habitats Melanerpes formicivorus pay-to-stay provisioning behaviour signalling social prestige
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