Maternal Investment Is Positively Associated With the Presence of Extra‐Pair Offspring in a Socially Monogamous Songbird

ABSTRACT Biparental care is common in socially monogamous avian species, but both partners may seek extra‐pair copulations (EPCs). The relative costs and benefits of EPCs between the sexes are likely complex, yet the implications of EPCs for parental care behavior have been examined predominantly in...

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Main Authors: Valerie N. Brewer, Samuel J. Lane, Isaac J. VanDiest, Karen E. Mabry, Kendra B. Sewall
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2025-03-01
Series:Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.71169
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