Flexible parental care in a songbird correlates with sex-specific responses to seasonal phenology, mating opportunity and reproductive success
Jia Zheng, Wenni Jiang, Hui Wang, De Chen, Zhengwang Zhang, Jan Komdeur
This study examines how sex-specific responses to seasonal phenology, mating opportunity, and reproductive success shape parental care strategies in Chinese penduline tits across three populations.
Journal of Animal Ecology · May 14, 2026Peer-reviewedEcology