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Group sex in the acorn woodpecker: Who comes out on top, and why?

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  • University of California, Berkeley
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Abstract

Family-based 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 epitomised in the complexities of a bizarre species of woodpecker, common in California's oak woodlands.

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Research Output:
Contribution to journal
Review article
Peer-review

Original language

English

Pages from-to (Number of pages)

Pages 150-154 (5 pages)

Journal (Volume, Issue Number)

Biologist (Volume 49, Issue 4)

Publication milestones

  • Published - 2002

Publication status

Published - 2002

ISSN

0006-3347

Publication IDs

  • Scopus: 0036690089
  • PubMed: 12167747