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House sparrows often produce two successive broods of young. Males feed their first brood...

House sparrows often produce two successive broods of young. Males feed their first brood only briefly, but feed their second brood for much longer. Why do males feed first broods less than second broods? (Hint: Consider how C, the cost of feeding the current brood, changes.) How could you test your hypothesis? How is this situation analogous to weaning conflict in mammals?

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