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An evolutionary switch from sibling rivalry to sibling cooperation, caused by a sustained loss of parental care
Sibling rivalry is commonplace within animal families, yet offspring can also work together to promote each other’s fitness. Here we show that the extent of parental care can determine whether siblings evolve to compete or to cooperate. Our experiments focus on the burying beetle Nicrophorus vespill...
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| Published in: | Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A |
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| Main Authors: | , , , |
| Format: | Artigo |
| Language: | Inglês |
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National Academy of Sciences
2020
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| Online Access: | https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7007579/ https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31964847 https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1911677117 |
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