Unpredictable environments lead to the evolution of parental neglect in birds
Shana M. Caro, Ashleigh S. Griffin, Camilla A. Hinde and 1 more
Nature Communications · 2016
doi:10.1038/ncomms10985 (opens in a new tab)
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Abstract
The response of parents to offspring begging behaviour is hugely variable in birds, but what mediates this response is not known. In a meta-analysis across 143 species, Caro et al. show that variation in offspring begging and parental care is a function of environmental quality and predictability.
Abstract licence: CC BY-NC-ND
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