When to care for, abandon, or eat your offspring: the evolution of parental care and filial cannibalism.
Parental care and filial cannibalism (the consumption of one's own offspring) co-occur in many animals. While parental care typically increases offspring survival, filial cannibalism involves the killing of one's young. Using an evolutionary ecology approach, we evaluate the importance of...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2007
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