Dictionary of Human Evolution and Biology
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-id > 9:3
A
a > ada
ada > age
age > all
all > amo
amo > ant
ant > api
api > art
art > aug
aug > azy
B
b > bay
bay > bil
bil > bip
bip > bod
bod > brc
brc > byp
byp > byt
C
c > cap
cap > cec
cec > cha
cha > cho
cho > cir
cir > cod
cod > com
com > con
con > cra
cra > cue
cue > cyt
D
d > del
del > dev
dev > dir
dir > dol
dol > dz
E
e > eja
eja > end
end > epi
epi > euk
euk > exp
exp > eye
F
f > fer
fer > flu
flu > fov
fov > fxj
G
g > gen
gen > ger
ger > gol
gol > gro
gro > gyr
H
h > hea
hea > het
het > hom
hom > hyb
hyb > hyp
I
i > ind
ind > int
int > irr
irr > ivf
J
j > jux
K
k > kne
kne > kyp
L
l > lav
lav > lif
lif > lom
lom > lys
M
m > man
man > max
max > men
men > mex
mex > mis
mis > mon
mon > mul
mul > mz
N
n > neo
neo > non
non > nyc
O
o > omn
omn > ori
ori > oxy
oxy > oxy
P
p > par
par > pat
pat > per
per > phy
phy > pla
pla > pol
pol > pos
pos > pri
pri > pro
pro > pul
pul > pyr
Q
q > quy
R
r > rec
rec > rep
rep > rhi
rhi > ryb
S
s > sch
sch > sem
sem > she
she > sis
sis > soc
soc > spe
spe > sta
sta > sub
sub > sur
sur > sze
T
t > tem
tem > thi
thi > tor
tor > tre
tre > two
two > tys
U
u > uti
uti > uv
V
v > vin
vin > vul
W
w > wis
wis > wyo
X
x > xyy
Y
y > yun
Z
z > zyg
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Parental Investment
1. allocation of
resources
towards
offspring
that requires some
cost
to the parent(s).
2. in
sociobiology
, care by a
parent
or
parents
towards an existing
offspring
that increases the
chance
that particular
offspring
will reproduce, but at the expense of producing potential
offspring
in the future.
Aka
differential investment.
See
period of parental investment
and
sexual asymmetry
.
Full-Text Search Entries
relative parental investment
(... . See sexual asymmetry, female
parental investment
.)
termination of parental investment
(... of reproductive success. See
parental investment
, parent-offspring conflict.)
female parental investment
(... than males. Cf. male
parental investment
. See sexual asymmetry.)
male parental investment
(... invest less. Cf. female
parental investment
. See sexual asymmetry.)
period of parental investment
(... success. See termination of
parental investment
.)