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Hurry-up and hatch: selective filial cannibalism of slower developing eggs

Filial cannibalism (the consumption of one's own offspring) is thought to represent an adaptive strategy in many animals. However, little is known about the details of which offspring are consumed when a parent cannibalizes. Here, we examined patterns of within-brood filial cannibalism in the s...

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Main Authors: Klug, Hope, Lindström, Kai
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado: The Royal Society 2008
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Acceso en liña:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2429927/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18252661
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2007.0589
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