Family conflict and the evolution of sociality in reptiles

Mating systems and parental care are predicted to coevolve because the former dictates the cost-benefit ratio of the latter by affecting genetic relatedness between adults and offspring. Reptiles show only rudimentary forms of sociality and parental care and, hence, could provide important insights...

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Hauptverfasser: While, G, Uller, T, Wapstra, E
Format: Journal article
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2009