maternal care

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Definition

Parental behaviors including female-pup interactions, vigilance, and antipredator behaviors that influence offspring survival and development

Related Terms (25)

biparental brood carematernal carepup carematernal behaviormaternal inputmaternal investmentbi-parental carereproductive investmentfeeding frequencyfood provisioning

maternal care

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Publications (29)

Out of sight, out of mind: The role of carcass burial and maintenance in reducing competition in Nicrophorus investigator

The Fate of Burying Beetles and their Carcasses: Hardships, Competition and Environmental Factors

Effects of trophic phenological synchrony or dyssynchrony on maternal investment of a small herbivorous mammal (Callospermophilus lateralis)

Coexistence in Burying Beetles: The Niche of Reproductive Temperatures

Bumble bee queen plasticity and social regulation of traits

Effects of nestling begging behavior on parental food provisioning in the Mountain White-crowned Sparrow

Abundance and elevational range shifts of three species of burying beetle in Gunnison County, Colorado and importance of stridulation during reproduction in burying beetles

Heritability of Maternal Investment in Golden Mantled Ground Squirrels (<i>Callospermophilus lateralis</i>)

Related Concepts (10)

summer survival

carcass burial

interspecific competition

sexual dimorphism

lifetime reproductive success

reproductive success

phenotypic plasticity

antipredator behavior

space use

begging behavior

Frequently Associated Species

Nicrophorus investigator

All Chickens

chickens

Marmota flaviventris

Callospermophilus lateralis

Peromyscus maniculatus

Peromyscus

Spruce

small mammals

aspen

Litter relocation behavior in two species of ground dwelling squirrels

Litter relocation behavior in two species of ground dwelling squirrels

Correlates of maternal glucocorticoid levels in a socially flexible rodent

Stridulation in <i>Nicrophorus investigator</i> as a Possible Means of Cooperation during Carcass Sequestration

Effects of Ant Presence on Nicrophorus investigatorâ€™s Reproductive Success

Female kin density affects offspring sex ratio in an asocial mammal, the golden-mantled ground squirrell <i>Callospermophilus lateralis</i>

Does Stress Explain Variation in Marmot Parenting Behavior or Pup Survival?

Yellow-bellied marmots do not compensate for a late start: the role of maternal investment in shaping life-history trajectories

Reproductive Success and Parental Care of Nicrophorus investigator.

Reproductive Success and Parental Care of Nicrophorus investigator.

Nicrophorus investigator: The Effects of Asymmetry in Body Size on the Duration of Bi-parental Care.

Nicrophorus investigator: The Effects of Asymmetry in Body Size on the Duration of Bi-parental Care.

Influence of elevation on the sexual dimorphic gap in mountain white-crowned sparrows (Zonotrichia leucophrys oriantha).

The effects of parental care on brood success and quality in the burying beetle <i>Nicrophorus investigator</i>

The effects of parental care on brood success and quality in the burying beetle <i>Nicrophorus investigator</i>

Frenemies: conflict and cooperation in burying beetle (<i>Nicrophorus investigator</i>) parental care

Sperm retention in female Nicrophorus investigator

The structure, meaning and function of yellow-bellied marmot pup screams

Effect of larval body size on overwinter survival and emerging adult size in the burying beetle, <i>Nicrophorus investigator</i>

Evolution of sociality in marmots

Evolution of sociality in marmots