Chapter
Costs and Benefits of Mammalian Reproduction
Abstract
The relationship between parent and offspring is only one type of intimate association between living organisms observed in nature. Infants, parasites, symbiotes: all participate in relationships characterized by metabolic dependence between participants. This multiplicity of naturally occurring dependent relationships is useful in the study of parental behavior because an analysis of one type of intimate association can provide insight into …
Authors
Galef BG
Book title
Symbiosis in Parent-Offspring Interactions
Pagination
pp. 249-278
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
1983
DOI
10.1007/978-1-4684-4565-7_11