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Hittade 2 avhandlingar innehållade orden brood reduction..
1. Paternal care and brood reduction in a pipefish
Sammanfattning : From an evolutionary and adaptive perspective, the occurrence and extent of parental care in animals (investment in offspring beyond the genetic contribution) is expected to depend on an optimal (fitness-maximizing) balance of its costs and benefits. Males of the sex-role reversed broad-nosed pipefish, Syngnathus typhle, which care for eggs and embryos and may perform brood reduction, are particularly interesting in this respect. LÄS MER
2. Reproductive investment in Syngnathus typhle, the broad-nosed pipefish
Sammanfattning : Manuscripts: 1 - Reproductive compensation by broad-nosed pipefish females. 2 - Male size is a predictor of quality of parental care in the broad-nosed pipefish... LÄS MER