Helpers: Effects of Experimental Removal on Reproductive Success
- 22 January 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 215 (4531) , 421-422
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.215.4531.421
Abstract
Experimental removal of helpers from a communal bird population decreased the reproductive success of the reduced units. By controlling for variables that are potentially correlated with both reproductive success and unit size, this experiment establishes that helpers-contribute significantly to their indirect fitness.This publication has 17 references indexed in Scilit:
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