Evolution of unstable and stable biparental care

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 490-493

  Ratnieks, Francis L W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

evolutionarily stable strategy; fecundity; fitness; parental care; parental expenditure

Indexed keywords

BIPARENTAL CARE; FECUNDITY; FITNESS; OFFSPRING SURVIVAL; PARENTAL CARE;

EID: 0030302920     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/7.4.490     Document Type: Article

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