Question

Arrange the following animal examples (on the left) in order of their greatest likelihood for kin helping and cooperative breeding (on the right) [Choose] An insect species with a queen breeder and few dispersal capabilities A bird species with biparental care and delayed dispersal [Choose A mammal species with maternal protection of offspring [Choose] [Choose! A schooling fish species whose form of parental investment is yolk nourishment of embryos

Answer 1

Cooperative breeding is providing alloparental care. That means providing parental care that are not thier own offspring. Cooperative breeding is most likely in birds followed by mammals, fishes and least in insects. Hence, the options are:

Insects: No cooperation

Birds: Most likely to cooperate

Mammals: Second most likely to cooperate

Fishes: Least likely to cooperate