Songbird parents coordinate in space and time

This blog post is provided by Davide Baldan and tells the #StoryBehindThePaper for the paper “Songbird parents coordinate offspring provisioning at fine spatio-temporal scales“, which was recently published in the Journal of Animal Ecology. Being a parent is certainly not an easy job. It takes a considerable amount of time and energy to successfully raise offspring. That is why each parent would like, if possible, … Continue reading Songbird parents coordinate in space and time

Florida scrub-jays move elsewhere when competition gets tough

This blog post is provided by Young Ha Suh and tells the #StoryBehindThePaper for the paper “Staging to join non-kin groups in a classical cooperative breeder, the Florida scrub-jay”, which was recently published in the Journal of Animal Ecology. Young Ha Suh is a PhD Candidate in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Cornell University and is also a collaborator of the Archbold … Continue reading Florida scrub-jays move elsewhere when competition gets tough