Maternal effects as a mechanism for manipulating male care and resolving sexual conflict over care

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 685-694

  Paquet, Matthieu ^a   Smiseth, Per T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Begging; Biparental care; Egg coloration; Egg size; Female care; Male care; Manipulation; Maternal androgens; Sexual conflict

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; BIOMANIPULATION; BIRD; COOPERATIVE BREEDING; EGG SIZE; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FOOD AVAILABILITY; MATERNAL EFFECT; PARENTAL CARE; PHENOTYPE; SEXUAL CONFLICT;

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EID: 84978890704     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arv230     Document Type: Review

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