Maternal effects as a mechanism for manipulating male care and resolving sexual conflict over care

Matthieu Paquet and Per T. Smiseth

Behavioral Ecology, 2016, vol. 27, issue 3, 685-694

Abstract: Lay Summary We review evidence suggesting that maternal effects provide females with a mechanism for manipulating male care. We identify several potential mechanisms, including egg hormones, size, and coloration. We show that there is good evidence that egg coloration affects male care. Given the multitude of candidate mechanisms, we discuss a new experimental approach targeting ecologically relevant prenatal conditions. Finally, we suggest to extend this work beyond biparental care to uniparental male care and cooperatively breeding species.

Keywords: begging; biparental care; egg coloration; egg size; female care; male care; manipulation; maternal androgens; sexual conflict (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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