Effects of age and experience on contest behavior in the burying beetle, Nicrophorus vespilloides
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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 determining age-related variation in contest behavior. To understand how selection acts on contest ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Behavioral Ecology
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1045-2249,1465-7279
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/art101