Population-Level Density Dependence Influences the Origin and Maintenance of Parental Care.

Parental care is a defining feature of animal breeding systems. We now know that both basic life-history characteristics and ecological factors influence the evolution of care. However, relatively little is known about how these factors interact to influence the origin and maintenance of care. Here,...

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Main Authors: Elijah Reyes, Patsy Thrasher, Michael B Bonsall, Hope Klug
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4836686?pdf=render