Male New Zealand robins (Petroica longipes) cater to their mate’s desire when sharing food in the wild
Abstract In many species that have bi-parental care, food-sharing males provide vital nutritional resources to their mates during reproduction. However, it is currently unknown whether females can signal specific desires to their mates, or if males can cater to female desire in the wild. Here we inv...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2017-04-01
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| Series: | Scientific Reports |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-00879-1 |