The evolution of parental care in the context of sexual selection: A critical reassessment of parental investment theory

American Naturalist

Volumn 160, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 285-292

  Wade, Michael J ^a   Shuster, Stephen M ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anisogamy; Offspring desertion; Parental care; Sex ratio; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; EVOLUTIONARILY STABLE STRATEGY; PARENTAL CARE; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; SEXUAL SELECTION;

EID: 0036728435     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/341520     Document Type: Article

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