Load lightening and negotiation over offspring care in cooperative breeders

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 436-444

  Johnstone, Rufus A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

compensation; cooperation; family conflict; helping behavior; Parental care; sex differences

Indexed keywords

COOPERATIVE BREEDING; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; HELPING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN EVOLUTION; PARENTAL CARE; RELATEDNESS; SEX DETERMINATION;

EID: 79953862216     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arq190     Document Type: Article

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