The optimal degree of parental care asymmetry among communal breeders

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 439-446

  Zink, Andrew G ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASYMMETRY; COMMUNAL BREEDING; COOPERATIVE BREEDING; PARENTAL CARE; PARENTAL INVESTMENT;

EID: 0034966014     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.2000.1609     Document Type: Article

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