The evolution of intergenerational discounting in offspring quality

American Naturalist

Volumn 165, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 311-321

  Livnat, Adi ^a   Pacala, Stephen W ^a   Levin, Simon A ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Inclusive fitness; Intergenerational effects; Maternal effects; Mutation selection balance; Offspring quality; Parent offspring conflict

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; LIFE HISTORY THEORY; MATERNAL EFFECT; PARENT-OFFSPRING INTERACTION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIRD; CLUTCH SIZE; EVOLUTION; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; BIRDS; CLUTCH SIZE; EVOLUTION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; REPRODUCTION; SELECTION (GENETICS); SELECTION, GENETIC; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

EID: 15944419248     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/428294     Document Type: Article

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