Local environment but not genetic differentiation influences biparental care in ten plover populations.

Social behaviours are highly variable between species, populations and individuals. However, it is contentious whether behavioural variations are primarily moulded by the environment, caused by genetic differences, or a combination of both. Here we establish that biparental care, a complex social be...

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Main Authors: Orsolya Vincze, Tamás Székely, Clemens Küpper, Monif Alrashidi, Juan A Amat, Araceli Argüelles Ticó, Daniel Burgas, Terry Burke, John Cavitt, Jordi Figuerola, Mohammed Shobrak, Tomas Montalvo, András Kosztolányi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23613768/?tool=EBI