Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of nest attentiveness (%) in species with different incubation strategies
Incubation strategy | Mean | Median | Range (min–max) | SD | N(species) | N(populations) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Female-only care | 65.4 | 68.9 | 32.7–79.2 | 11.5 | 40 | 51 |
Female with male incubation feeding | 78.2 | 78.1 | 51.0–97.8 | 10.4 | 156 | 306 |
Shared incubation | 87.0 | 90.0 | 58.2–100 | 10.5 | 124 | 171 |
Shared incubation (Female contribution) | 51.5 | 52.0 | 20.9–89.3 | 13.3 | 124 | 171 |
Shared incubation (Male contribution) | 35.5 | 37.3 | 3.4–73.6 | 15.3 | 124 | 171 |