Rapid adaptive adjustment of parental care coincident with altered migratory behaviour

The optimal duration of parental care is shaped by the trade-off between investment in current and expected future reproductive success. A change in migratory behaviour is expected to affect the optimal duration of parental care, because migration and non-migration differ in expectations of future r...

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Published in:	Evolutionary ecology Vol. 26; no. 3; pp. 657 - 667
Main Authors:	Jonker, Rudy M., Kurvers, R. H. J. M., van de Bilt, A., Faber, M., Van Wieren, S. E., Prins, H. H. T., Ydenberg, R. C.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.05.2012 Springer Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:	adults Animal Ecology Animal populations Aquatic birds barnacle geese Biomedical and Life Sciences bird Bird migration Branta Branta leucopsis breeding Ecological conditions Ecology evolution Evolutionary Biology Geese Life cycles Life history Life Sciences life-history evolution meerkats migratory behavior mortality Offspring Original Paper Parenting parents Parents & parenting Plant Sciences population predation progeny Reproduction selection Wildfowl Parent-offspring conflict Branta leucopsis Migration Colonization Barnacle geese Life-history evolution
ISSN:	0269-7653, 1573-8477
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