Animal Behavior

  1. Parental Care and Family Dynamics
    1. Evolution of Parental Care
      1. Costs and Benefits of Care
        1. Sex Differences in Care
          1. Environmental Influences on Care
          2. Types of Parental Care
            1. Maternal Care
              1. Gestation and Birth Care
                1. Nursing and Feeding
                  1. Protection and Guarding
                  2. Paternal Care
                    1. Territory Defense
                      1. Offspring Provisioning
                        1. Brooding and Incubation
                        2. Biparental Care
                          1. Division of Labor
                            1. Coordination Mechanisms
                              1. Trade-offs in Care
                            2. Parent-Offspring Interactions
                              1. Parent-Offspring Conflict Theory
                                1. Resource Allocation Conflicts
                                  1. Weaning Conflict
                                    1. Begging Behavior
                                      1. Honest vs. Dishonest Begging
                                        1. Sibling Competition Effects
                                      2. Sibling Relationships
                                        1. Sibling Rivalry
                                          1. Resource Competition
                                            1. Siblicide
                                              1. Facultative Siblicide
                                                1. Obligate Siblicide
                                                  1. Parental Response to Siblicide
                                                2. Brood Parasitism
                                                  1. Intraspecific Brood Parasitism
                                                    1. Interspecific Brood Parasitism
                                                      1. Host-Parasite Coevolution
                                                        1. Host Defense Mechanisms
                                                          1. Parasite Counter-Adaptations

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                                                        8. Social Behavior and Group Living