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The effect of provisioning helpers on (a) parental provisioning rates and (b) total provisioning rates throughout the nestling period. Points show real data (means ± SE). Lines show predicted values of provisioning rates from the minimum adequate models (Table 1 and 2) with all other explanatory variables set to their median values. Predicted values are back-transformed from estimates in the models. Numbers represent sample sizes.
