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

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  • Matthieu Paquet
  • Per T. Smiseth

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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.

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  • Matthieu Paquet & Per T. Smiseth, 2016. "Maternal effects as a mechanism for manipulating male care and resolving sexual conflict over care," Behavioral Ecology, International Society for Behavioral Ecology, vol. 27(3), pages 685-694.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:beheco:v:27:y:2016:i:3:p:685-694.
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    1. Kyle Summers, 2016. "Expanding investigations of manipulation via maternal effects: a comment on Paquet and Smiseth," Behavioral Ecology, International Society for Behavioral Ecology, vol. 27(3), pages 696-696.

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