The evolution of parental care

Quarterly Review of Biology

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 37-45

  Gross, Mart R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY SIZE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; FISH; GENETIC SELECTION; HUMAN; MALE; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BODY SIZE; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; FISHES; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PARENTING; SELECTION (GENETICS); SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

EID: 15944415431     PISSN: 00335770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/431023     Document Type: Conference Paper

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