| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10971003 | Animal Behaviour | 2012 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
⺠We examined egg fitness consequences of joint laying in cooperatively breeding pukeko, Porphyrio porphyrio melanotus. ⺠Fewer eggs hatched in joint nests as clutch size increased, reflecting a possible fitness cost to joint laying. ⺠Females did not retaliate or cease parental care in response to experimental removal of their eggs from joint nests. ⺠Risk of nest desertion, most likely initiated by the males, may be an indirect cost preventing the evolution of ovicide.
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Authors
James S. Quinn, John Haselmayer, Cody Dey, Ian G. Jamieson,