When parents play favorites: brood demand shapes parental preference for offspring UV color
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DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arad040
Abstract: Parents might initially produce more offspring than they might be able to raise. However, when offspring demand exceeds their parents´ rearing capacity, parents might shift care towards the offspring which yield greater fitness returns to… read more here.
Keywords: brood demand; parental preference; demand; favoritism ... See more keywords