Wise fathers

John D. Reynolds () and Ben C. Sheldon ()
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John D. Reynolds: the Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Conservation, School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia
Ben C. Sheldon: the Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Conservation, School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia

Nature, 2003, vol. 422, issue 6933, 669-670

Abstract: As Shakespeare put it, “It is a wise father that knows his own child”. Male bluegill sunfish do: they adjust their behaviour towards their young according to how sure they are of being the real father.

Date: 2003
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DOI: 10.1038/422669a

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