Parentally biased favouritism: Why should parents specialize in caring for different offspring?

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 357, Issue 1419, 2002, Pages 381-403

  Lessells, C M ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Parent offspring conflict; Parental care; Parental favouritism; Parental investment; Sexual conflict; Sibling competition

Indexed keywords

PARENT-OFFSPRING INTERACTION; PARENTAL CARE; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; REPRODUCTIVE COST;

AVES;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIRD; ENERGY METABOLISM; EVOLUTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GENETICS; LITTER SIZE; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; NESTING; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REPRODUCTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; ENERGY METABOLISM; EVOLUTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; LITTER SIZE; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NESTING BEHAVIOR; PAIR BOND; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PREJUDICE; REPRODUCTION; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0037192382     PISSN: 09628436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2001.0928     Document Type: Article

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