Projektdatenbank (ab 2004)

Projektnummer

0054495

Zusammenfassung

Permanent social units consisting of more than two adults have evolved independently in several vertebrate and invertebrate taxa. Whereas some factors favouring sociality appear ubiquitous, others are functionally related to the life history traits of a particular taxon. In birds, the ability of all adults to contribute to parental care has played a major role in the evolution of groups of cooperatively breeding species. The aim of this project is to investigate the causes and mechanisms of sociality in White-breasted mesites (Mesitornis variegata), an enigmatic bird endemic to Madagas...