Contest behavior and other reproductive efforts in aging breeders: A test of residual reproductive value and state-dependent models

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 66, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1511-1518

  Trumbo, Stephen T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Asymmetric war; Life history; Nutrition; Parental care; Terminal investment

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; AGING POPULATION; BEETLE; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; FECUNDITY; NUTRITION; PARENTAL CARE; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; PREDICTION; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT;

COLEOPTERA; NICROPHORUS ORBICOLLIS;

EID: 84867688954     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-012-1406-4     Document Type: Article

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