Parents might use signals of need or of quality to decide food provisioning among their
offspring, while the use of one or another signal might depend on food availability. Begging …

In most taxa with altricial young, offspring solicit food from their parents using a combination
of visual and acoustic stimuli, but exactly what these young are communicating, and how …

Parent–offspring conflict over food allocation can be modeled using two theoretical
frameworks: passive (scramble competition) and active choice (signaling) resolution models …

Nutrition plays a crucial role in avian development, growth, and health. Inadequate nutrition
can have an impact on immune systems and increase susceptibility to diseases. However …

Background Research activities have often been thought to potentially influence avian
nesting success by increasing nest predation rates. Although recent studies of species …

Highlights•We investigated breeders and helpers' feeding responses to offspring
begging.•Breeding males, but not females, fed faster after experiencing more begging …

In the northeastern edge of the Qinghai‐Tibet Plateau, the Gray‐backed Shrike, a shrubland
bird species of the plateau, confronts harsh living conditions. The impact of such an …

Zakaria MA, Daud UNS, Mansor MS, Md. Nor S. 2022. Brood care behavior of the painted
stork (Mycteria leucocephala) in Peninsular Malaysia. Biodiversitas 23: 5406-5411 …

In the northeastern edge of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the Gray-backed Shrike, a shrubland
bird species of the plateau, confronts harsh living conditions. The impact of such an …