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No evidence for parent–offspring competition in the burying beetle Nicrophorus vespilloides

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  • Francesca E Gray
  • Jon Richardson
  • Tom Ratz
  • Per T Smiseth

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When parents and offspring share food, there should be less left for offspring when parents eat more. We found no evidence that this was the case in burying beetles. Although hungry mothers ate more food, their offspring were just as large and survived just as well when food was limited. However, offspring of hungry mothers fared less well when food was plentiful, presumably reflecting that hungry mothers are poorer parents.

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  • Francesca E Gray & Jon Richardson & Tom Ratz & Per T Smiseth, 2018. "No evidence for parent–offspring competition in the burying beetle Nicrophorus vespilloides," Behavioral Ecology, International Society for Behavioral Ecology, vol. 29(5), pages 1142-1149.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:beheco:v:29:y:2018:i:5:p:1142-1149.
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    1. Eric J. Billman & J. Curtis Creighton & Mark C. Belk, 2014. "Prior experience affects allocation to current reproduction in a burying beetle," Behavioral Ecology, International Society for Behavioral Ecology, vol. 25(4), pages 813-818.
    2. Clare P. Andrews & Per T. Smiseth, 2013. "Differentiating among alternative models for the resolution of parent–offspring conflict," Behavioral Ecology, International Society for Behavioral Ecology, vol. 24(5), pages 1185-1191.
    3. Thomas Botterill-James & Lucy Ford & Geoffrey M. While & Per T. Smiseth, 2017. "Resource availability, but not polyandry, influences sibling conflict in a burying beetle Nicrophorus vespilloides," Behavioral Ecology, International Society for Behavioral Ecology, vol. 28(4), pages 1093-1100.
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