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Effects of age and experience on contest behavior in the burying beetle, Nicrophorus vespilloides

Contest behavior forms an important part of reproductive investment. Life-history theory predicts that as individuals age and their residual reproductive value decreases, they should increase investment in contest behavior. However, other factors such as social experience may also be important in de...

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Autores principales: Lee, Victoria E., Head, Megan L., Carter, Mauricio J., Royle, Nick J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3860834/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24347998
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/beheco/art101