Unpredictable environments lead to the evolution of parental neglect in birds

Autor: Shana M. Caro, Ashleigh S. Griffin, Camilla A. Hinde, Stuart A. West
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2016
Předmět:
Zdroj: Nature Communications, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2016)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms10985
Popis: 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.
Databáze: Directory of Open Access Journals