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misdirected parental care hypothesis

Scope: evolution

Papers: 1 | Mentions: 1

Local Knowledge Graph (Top 45 entities)

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Knowledge graph centered on misdirected parental care hypothesis with 45 nodes and 137 connections. Top connected: Marmota, Marmota flaviventris, Callospermophilus lateralis, Spermophilus, small mammals.

Definition

Individuals kill unrelated young to avoid wasting energy on parental care that does not benefit their own offspring

Related Terms (2)

direct acquisition of nutritional resourcesinsurance against misdirecting parental care

Publications (1)

chapter

Rodent societies

2007

Related Concepts (1)

infanticide

phenomenon1 shared paper

misdirected parental care hypothesis

Local Knowledge Graph (Top 45 entities)

Definition

Related Terms (2)

Publications (1)

Rodent societies

Related Concepts (1)

infanticide

Frequently Associated Species

Urocitellus richardsonii

Callospermophilus lateralis

Marmota marmota

Peromyscus maniculatus

Marmota flaviventris

Urocitellus armatus

Urocitellus columbianus

Myodes glareolus

Mirounga leonina

Macaca mulatta