Cooperative breeding in a plural breeder: the vulturine guineafowl (Acryllium vulturinum)
B. Nyaguthii, T. Dehnen, J. A. Klarevas-IRby, D. Papageorgiou, J. Kosgey, D. R. Farine
This study shows vulturine guineafowl, a precocial bird species, exhibit cooperative breeding with male-biased care and plural breeding, challenging the altriciality-cooperative breeding hypothesis.
bioRxiv · Nov 23, 2022 · PreprintAnimal Behavior & Cognition