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Maternal response to environmental unpredictability

Mothers are expected to use environmental cues to modify maternal investment to optimize their fitness. However, when the environment varies unpredictably, cues may not be an accurate proxy of future conditions. Under such circumstances, selection favors a diversifying maternal investment strategy....

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Autores principales: Barbosa, Miguel, Lopes, Isabel, Venâncio, Catia, Janeiro, Maria João, Morrisey, Michael Blair, Soares, Amadeu M.V.M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4670057/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26668723
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.1723