Compensatory Breeding in Years Following Drought in a Desert-Dwelling Cooperative Breeder

Variation in weather patterns can influence reproductive effort and success not only within but also between breeding seasons. Where environmental conditions can be highly variable between years, the weather, and particularly extreme weather events such as heat waves and droughts, may exert a strong...

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Main Authors: Amanda R. Bourne, Susan J. Cunningham, Claire N. Spottiswoode, Amanda R. Ridley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fevo.2020.00190/full