Journal article
The evolution of cooperative breeding in the African cichlid fish, Neolamprologus pulcher
Abstract
The conundrum of why subordinate individuals assist dominants at the expense of their own direct reproduction has received much theoretical and empirical attention over the last 50 years. During this time, birds and mammals have taken centre stage as model vertebrate systems for exploring why helpers help. However, fish have great potential for enhancing our understanding of the generality and adaptiveness of helping behaviour because of the …
Authors
Wong M; Balshine S
Journal
Biological Reviews, Vol. 86, No. 2, pp. 511–530
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
5 2011
DOI
10.1111/j.1469-185x.2010.00158.x
ISSN
1464-7931