Savanna habitat drives birds, and perhaps others, to cooperative breeding

Delaying having kids to help raise the offspring of others seems like a bad choice if you want to reproduce, but many African starlings have adopted this strategy to deal with the unpredictable climate of their savanna habitats, according to a new study by University of California, Berkeley, and Cornell University biologists. It appears in the Aug. 21 issue of the journal Current Biology.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news106488078.html">Savanna habitat drives birds, and perhaps others, to cooperative breeding</a></p> <p> Delaying having kids to help raise the offspring of others seems like a bad choice if you want to reproduce, but many African starlings have adopted this strategy to deal with the unpredictable climate of their savanna habitats, according to a new study by University of California, Berkeley, and Cornell University biologists. It appears in the Aug. 21 issue of the journal <i>Current Biology</i>.</p>