Adult survival and imperfect assessment of parentage: Effects on male parenting decisions

American Naturalist

Volumn 154, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 99-109

  Mauck, R A ^a   Marschall, Elizabeth A ^a   Parker, Patricia G ^a  

^a Dept of Evol Ecol/Organismal B ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Adult survival; Dynamic programming; Extrapair fertilizations; Life history; Parentage; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

PARENTAL CARE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0032780733     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/303216     Document Type: Article

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