Cognitive processes such as perception, learning, memory and decision making play an
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Differential allocation occurs when reproductive investment is influenced by mate
attractiveness. Recently, wide-ranging empirical support for differential allocation has been …

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A fully updated guide to the increasingly prevalent use of molecular data in ecological
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Birds show bewildering diversity in their life histories, mating systems and risk of extinction.
Why do albatrosses delay reproduction for the first 12 years of their life while zebra finches …

Females in a variety of species commonly mate with multiple males, and there is evidence
that they benefit by producing offspring of higher genetic quality,,; however, the nature of …

When the relative fitness of male and female offspring varies with environmental conditions,
evolutionary theory predicts that parents should adjust the sex of their offspring accordingly …

Much evidence supports the hypothesis that the infectious agents of prion diseases are
devoid of nucleic acid, and instead are composed of a specific infectious protein. This …

The first volume in this incredible series on western palearctic birds. This unique and
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In species where offspring fitness is sex-specifically influenced by maternal reproductive
condition, sex allocation theory predicts that poor-quality mothers should invest in the …