Helpful Female Subordinate Cichlids Are More Likely to Reproduce
Helpful Female Subordinate Cichlids Are More Likely to Reproduce
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United States: Public Library of Science
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In many cooperatively breeding vertebrates, subordinates assist a dominant pair to raise the dominants' offspring. Previously, it has been suggested that subordinates may help in payment for continued residency on the territory (the 'pay-to-stay hypothesis'), but payment might also be reciprocated or might allow subordinates access to reproductive...
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Helpful Female Subordinate Cichlids Are More Likely to Reproduce
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TN_cdi_plos_journals_1289159860
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_1289159860
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1932-6203
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1932-6203
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10.1371/journal.pone.0005458
