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SUBMITTER: Capodeanu-Nagler A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4932505 | biostudies-other | 2016
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Capodeanu-Nägler Alexandra A Keppner Eva M EM Vogel Heiko H Ayasse Manfred M Eggert Anne-Katrin AK Sakaluk Scott K SK Steiger Sandra S
Scientific reports 20160705
Studies on the evolution of parental care have focused primarily on the costs and benefits of parental care and the life-history attributes that favour it. However, once care evolves, offspring in some taxa appear to become increasingly dependent on their parents. Although offspring dependency is a central theme in family life, the evolutionary dynamics leading to it are not fully understood. Beetles of the genus Nicrophorus are well known for their elaborate biparental care, including provision ...[more]