Overcoming Pitfalls when Estimating Variation in Parental Care: A Simulation Study
R. Mundry, F. Dal Pesco, A. Aviles de Diego, J. Fischer
This paper demonstrates that failing to correct for offspring age in parental care analyses leads to overestimation of parental variation, and proposes a modeling approach to address this issue.
bioRxiv · Oct 16, 2023 · PreprintAnimal Behavior & Cognition