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BENEFITS OF SOCIALITY AMONGST SOCIABLE WEAVERS IN THE SPOTLIGHT AT SCIENCENEWS

It is widely recognized that communal roosting and huddling represents an important mechanism to save energy under low temperatures. Thus, this feature is usually perceived as one that illustrates a non-breeding benefit of sociability. In a study published by the Journal of the Avian Biology, an international research team which includes CIBIO-InBIO researcher Rita Covas investigated the potential thermoregulatory benefits in colonial groups of sociable weavers during the non-breeding season, by comparing the thermal environment during roosting in relation to group size and its stability between pre-breeding and breeding periods.
The work, which called attention of ScienceNews Magazine, highlights the need for a deeper knowledge of the dynamics of social groups outside and during the breeding season, in order to better understand the benefits of sociality and how group size and composition can influence breeding decisions.


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Extreme bird nests bring comforts and catastrophe” | ScienceNews Magazine | October 3, 2016

 

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2016-10-10
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