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A theoretical model of the evolution of maternal effects under parent-offspring conflict.
Evolution; international journal of organic evolution - 1 Jul 2011
Uller Tobias, Pen Ido
Abstract excerpt
The evolution of maternal effects on offspring phenotype should depend on the extent of parent-offspring conflict and costs and constraints associated with maternal and offspring strategies. Here, we develop a model of maternal effects on offspring dispersal phenotype under parent-offspring conflict to evaluate such dependence. In the absence of evolutionary constraints and costs, offspring evolve dispersal rates...
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