Repeated Successful Nest Sharing and Cooperation Between Western Kingbirds (Tyrannus verticalis) and a Female Western Kingbird × Scissor‐Tailed Flycatcher (T. forficatus) Hybrid

Repeated Successful Nest Sharing and Cooperation Between Western Kingbirds (Tyrannus verticalis) and a Female Western Kingbird × Scissor‐Tailed Flycatcher (T. forficatus) Hybrid

ABSTRACT Nest sharing by birds, or the phenomenon where multiple individuals of different species contribute genetically and parentally to offspring in a single nest, is a rare form of cooperative breeding that has only occasionally been reported in socially monogamous birds. Here we describe, both...

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Main Authors: Alexander J. Worm, Emily R. Donahue, Than J. Boves, Andrew D. Sweet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2025-01-01
Series:Ecology and Evolution
Subjects:
avian reproduction
cooperative breeding
hybridization
paternity analysis
SNPs
whole‐genome
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.70818
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