Behavioral dynamics between caring males and females in a beetle with facultative biparental care

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 621-628

  Smiseth, Per T ^a   Moore, Allen J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Begging; Biparental care; Burying beetles; Parent offspring conflict; Sexual conflict

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; PARENT-OFFSPRING INTERACTION; PARENTAL CARE; PATH ANALYSIS; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL CONFLICT;

COLEOPTERA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 3042704603     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arh053     Document Type: Article

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