No evidence for parent–offspring competition in the burying beetle Nicrophorus vespilloides
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DOI: 10.1093/beheco/ary091
Abstract: When parents and offspring share food, there should be less left for offspring when parents eat more. We found no evidence that this was the case in burying beetles. Although hungry mothers ate more food,… read more here.
Keywords: hungry mothers; evidence parent; offspring competition; evidence ... See more keywords
When earwig mothers do not care to share: Parent–offspring competition and the evolution of family life
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DOI: 10.1111/1365-2435.12915
Abstract: Kin competition often reduces – and sometimes entirely negates – the benefits of cooperation among family members. Surprisingly, the impact of kin competition on the fitness effects of family life only received close scrutiny in… read more here.
Keywords: offspring competition; family life; family; competition ... See more keywords