Effects of age and experience on contest behavior in the burying beetle, Nicrophorus vespilloides

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Lee, Victoria E.
Head, Megan
Carter, Mauricio J.
Royle, Nick J.

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Oxford University Press

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Contest behavior forms an important part of reproductive investment. Life-history theory predicts that as individuals age and their residual reproductive value decreases, they should increase investment in contest behavior. However, other factors such as

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Behavioral Ecology

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2037-12-31