Male care and life history traits in mammals
Males help care for offspring in about 10% of mammal species. Here, West and Capellini perform phylogenetic comparative analyses on a sample of 529 mammal species and find that male care is associated with shorter lactation periods by females, larger litters of offspring, and more frequent breeding...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2016-06-01
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| Series: | Nature Communications |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms11854 |