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Parent–offspring conflict over parental care is predicted to become most pronounced during offspring transition to independence when offspring are predicted to attempt to extend care for longer than parents are selected to provide it. However, on the proximate level, it is difficult to determine who plays the most important role in this process, parents or offspring. For several vertebrate taxa, it...
Parent–offspring conflict theory posits that parents and offspring differ in the optimal duration of parental care. Accordingly, the timing of the termination of parental care could be contested between parents and offspring. The outcome of this conflict might be related to the degree of parental sensitivity to offspring demand. By cross-fostering zebra finch, Taeniopygia guttata, chicks of different...
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