Evolution: Why Good Dads Win

نویسندگان

  • Tom A. Price
  • David J. Hosken
چکیده

Males usually do not provide parental care and with good reason, they may be caring for the offspring of someone else. But there are cases of male-only care even when certainty of paternity is low: why? A new model suggests female choice may provide the answer.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Current Biology

دوره 22  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2012