Male care and life history traits in mammals

Males help care for offspring in about 10% of mammal species. Here, West and Capellini perform phylogenetic comparative analyses on a sample of 529 mammal species and find that male care is associated with shorter lactation periods by females, larger litters of offspring, and more frequent breeding...

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Auteurs principaux: Hannah E. R. West, Isabella Capellini
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Langue:EN
Publié: Nature Portfolio 2016
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Accès en ligne:https://doaj.org/article/770ca2e5273a4ef8a016437c8d63fdfa
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