Perfect Paragraph Cooperative Breeding vs. Brood Parasitism.

Avian species, particularly those in the African and Asian regions,  have developed a wide array of breeding techniques that have been driven by one factor, successful inheritance of their genes. Two particular forms of breeding, cooperative and brood parasitism, have been observed to closely overlap, implying correlation.  Cooperative breeding, where several non-paternal individuals assist with care are frequently targeted by brood parasites, who trick these species into caring for their young as well. This study serves to investigate whether the evolutionary basis of these two forms of breeding are a coincidence secondary to similar environments or the site of an evolutionary arms race between these two conflicting breeding styles that is driven by brood parasitism.