The evolution of parental care in stochastic environments

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 645-655

  Bonsall, M B ^a   Klug, H ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Life history traits; Mathematical modelling; Parental care; Parental investment; Stochastic environment

Indexed keywords

FITNESS; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MORTALITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; REPRODUCTIVE COST; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; STOCHASTICITY; TRADE-OFF;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; ECOSYSTEM; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE FITNESS; STATISTICS;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; GENETIC FITNESS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; REPRODUCTION; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES;

EID: 79951769953     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2010.02203.x     Document Type: Article

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