Why do cuckolded males provide paternal care?

In most species, males do not abandon offspring or reduce paternal care when they are cuckolded by other males. This apparent lack of adjustment of paternal investment with the likelihood of paternity presents a potential challenge to our understanding of what drives selection for paternal care. In...

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Main Authors: Ashleigh S Griffin, Suzanne H Alonzo, Charlie K Cornwallis
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/6ef03f49bd734dd9b10735e56091d73b
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