Conspecific and heterospecific cues override resource quality to influence offspring production.

Animals live in an uncertain world. To reduce uncertainty, animals use cues that can encode diverse information regarding habitat quality, including both non-social and social cues. While it is increasingly appreciated that the sources of potential information are vast, our understanding of how indi...

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Main Authors: Christine W Miller, Robert J Fletcher, Stephanie R Gillespie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3704596?pdf=render