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Parental care liberates juvenile growth: a common-garden test of the evolutionary benefits of care.

Eggert AK; Prang MA; Capodeanu-Nägler A; Takata M; Creighton JC; Hwang W; Sakaluk SK; Sikes DS · 2026 · Evolution; international journal of organic evolution

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Effects on juvenile growth have long been considered an important benefit of parental care, but they have rarely been tested empirically. Protection and feeding by parents might accelerate offspring growth by allowing offspring to allocate…

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Metadata source: Europe PMC · DOI 10.1093/evolut/qpaf223