The adaptive significance of co-operative breeding in the red-throated bee-eater Merops Bulocki (Vieillot) and other bee-eaters (Aves: Meropidae)
Helping at the nest was recorded at 25% of Red-throated Bee-eater nests in Nigeria. Broods attended by pairs with helpers (multiple breeding units, or MBU's) received significantly more feedings than broods attended by unassisted pairs. Higher provisioning rates resulted in improved brood growt...
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University of Aberdeen
1979
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.454230 |