In Cooperatively Breeding Birds, Songs Provide Information About the Group

question 13

Essay

In cooperatively breeding birds, songs provide information about the group as well as individual identity, whereas birds with smaller breeding groups (most often composed of only kin) have songs that provide group identity without individual distinction. Why?

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