Why Fly the Coop? with Shortage of Mates, Some Birds Choose to Help Others Raise Offspring (IMAGE)

Florida State University

Why Fly the Coop? with Shortage of Mates, Some Birds Choose to Help Others Raise Offspring

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Doctoral student Jessica Cusick worked with Associate Professor Emily DuVal and Jim Cox, a vertebrate ecologist, on the study about how some birds choose to help others raise their brood.

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Tara Tanaka

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