Sexual Conflict Between Parents: Offspring Desertion and Asymmetrical Parental Care

Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology

Volumn 6, Issue 11, 2014, Pages

  Székely, TamáS ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; CONFLICT; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTION; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

EID: 84907570471     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19430264     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/cshperspect.a017665     Document Type: Article

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