Group sex in the acorn woodpecker

Family-base societies are frequently faced with the conundrum of balancing the competing reproductive interests of closely related group members. How this is accomplished is the subject of considerable current research, and is epitomized in the complexities of a bizarre species of woodpecker, common...

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Published inBiologist (London) Vol. 49; no. 4; pp. 150 - 154
Main Authors Koenig, Walter, Haydock, Joey
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 01.08.2002
Subjects
Animals
Birds - physiology
California
Copulation - physiology
Female
Inbreeding
Male
Models, Biological
Reproduction
Sexual Behavior, Animal - physiology
California
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Summary:Family-base societies are frequently faced with the conundrum of balancing the competing reproductive interests of closely related group members. How this is accomplished is the subject of considerable current research, and is epitomized in the complexities of a bizarre species of woodpecker, common in California's oak woodlands.
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ISSN:0006-3347