An integrative, peer-reviewed and open-source cooperative-breeding database (Co-BreeD).

ABSTRACT: Large-scale, cross-species comparative analyses on cooperative breeding-where individuals care for the offspring of other group members-are important for understanding sociality and cooperation. However, the datasets that facilitate these analyses are often limited in precision. To advance comparative research on cooperative breeding, we hereby introduce the Cooperative-Breeding Database (Co-BreeD) for birds and mammals. We describe key features of Co-BreeD's structure: (i) integration of complementary datasets, each presenting a biological parameter relevant to cooperative-breeding research; (ii) sample-based (i.e. multiple samples per species linked to an exact sampling location and period); and (iii) open-source. Respectively, these features enable: (a) comprehensive identification of c

SUBMITTER: Ben Mocha Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12673239 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature