The evolution of parental care /

Parental care includes a wide variety of traits that enhance offspring development and survival. It is taxonomically widespread and is central to the maintenance of biodiversity through its close association with other phenomena such as sexual selection, life-history evolution, sex allocation, socia...

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Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Other Authors: Royle, Nick J., Smiseth, Per T., Kölliker, Mathias
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2012]
Edition:1st ed.
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