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Cooperative Breeding

Biology of Birds
Biology of Birds
Cooperative Breeding
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Leave the nest? I don’t think so. In some bird species, offspring reach sexual maturity and decide that it is best to stay home and help raise the young of their parents. But what advantages does this cooperative behavior have? In this episode of Winging It we explore cooperative breeding and how a study done by Webster and his team shows that the mother in a species of Fairywren can actively choose when to have a helper or not.

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