A self–consistent approach to paternity and parental effort

We review the relationship between optimal parental effort and paternity, and emphasize the need for a self-consistent approach. A fundamental consistency condition is what we refer to as the conservation of paternity. Every offspring has exactly one father. If a male has a paternity of less than un...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B. Biological sciences 2002-03, Vol.357 (1419), p.351-362
Hauptverfasser:	Houston, A. I., McNamara, J. M.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Age Factors Animals Breeding seasons Certainty of Paternity and Parental Care Consistent Models Of Paternity And Parental Effort Energy Metabolism Evolution Fathers Feeding Behavior Female Female animals Male Male animals Maternal Behavior Mating behavior Models, Biological Nesting Behavior Pair Bond Parentage Parental Effort Paternal Behavior Paternity Reproduction Reproductive success Sex Characteristics Sex Differences In Levels Of Care Sex Ratio Single status Sneakers Species Specificity
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