Negotiation over offspring care - How should parents respond to each other's efforts?

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 818-827

  Johnstone, Rufus A ^a   Hinde, Camilla A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Game theory; Negotiation; Parental care; Sexual conflict

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; BROOD SIZE; COMPENSATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GAME THEORY; NEGOTIATION PROCESS; PARENTAL CARE;

EID: 33747827818     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arl009     Document Type: Article

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