Differential effects of yolk hormones on maternal and paternal contribution to parental care

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1989-1994

  Tschirren, Barbara ^a,b   Richner, Heinz ^b  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

coadaptation; food provisioning; great tit; maternal effects; maternal yolk androgens; parent offspring communication; parental investment; Parus major; sexual conflict

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANTAGONISM; BROOD SIZE; COMMUNICATION BEHAVIOR; FOOD PROVISIONING; MATERNAL EFFECT; PARENT-OFFSPRING INTERACTION; PARENTAL CARE; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; PASSERINE;

PARUS MAJOR;

EID: 44349126717     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2008.01.007     Document Type: Article

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