| Description |
1 online resource (xix, 356 pages) |
| Contents |
What is parental care? / Per T. Smiseth, Mathias Kölliker, and Nick J. Royle -- Theoretical foundations of parental care / Hope Klug, Suzanne H. Alonzo, and Michael B. Bonsall -- Benefits and costs of parental care / Carlos Alonso-Alvarez and Alberto Velando -- Patterns of parental care in vertebrates / Sigal Balshine -- Patterns of parental care in invertebrates / Stephen T. Trumbo -- Sex differences in parental care / Hanna Kokko and Michael D. Jennions -- Parent-offspring conflict / Rebecca M. Kilner and Camilla A. Hinde -- Sibling competition and cooperation over parental care / Alexandre Roulin and Amélie N. Driess -- Sexual conflict / C.M. Lessells -- Sex allocation / Jan Komdeur -- Paternity, maternity, and parental care / Suzanne H. Alonzo and Hope Klug -- Cooperative breeding systems / Michael A. Cant -- Brood parasitism / Claire N. Spottiswoode, Rebecca M. Kilner, and Nicholas B. Davies -- Parental effects in development and evolution / Tobias Uller -- The quantitative genetic theory of parental effects / Jarrod Hadfield -- Parent-offspring co-adaptation / Mathias Kölliker, Nick J. Royle, and Per T. Smiseth -- Genetics and epigenetics of parental care / Frances A. Champagne and James P. Curley -- The evolution of parental care : summary, conclusions, and implications / Nick J. Royle, Per T. Smiseth, and Mathias Kölliker |
| Summary |
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, sociality, cooperation and conflict, growth and development, genetic architecture, and phenotypic plasticity. This novel book provides a fresh perspective on the study of the evolution of parental care based on contributions from some of the top researchers in the field. It provides evidence that the dynamic nature of family interactions, and particularly the potential for co-evolution among family members, has contributed to the great diversity of forms of parental care and life-histories across as well as within taxa. The Evolution of Parental Care aims to stimulate students and researchers alike to pursue exciting new directions in this fascinating and important area of behavioural and evolutionary biology. It will be of relevance and use to those working in the fields of animal behaviour, ecology, evolution, and genetics, as well as related disciplines such as psychology and sociology |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Parental behavior in animals.
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Behavior evolution.
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Zoology -- General.
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Behavior evolution
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Parental behavior in animals
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Zoology.
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Health & Biological Sciences.
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Animal Behavior.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Royle, Nick J
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Smiseth, Per T
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Kölliker, Mathias
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| LC no. |
2012936928 |
| ISBN |
9780191637407 |
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0191637408 |
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9780191774737 |
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0191774731 |
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