Ecological and social factors lead to variation in parental care between sexes in a burying beetle
Donghui Ma, Long Ma, Jan Komdeur
This study investigates how ecological and social factors influence sex-specific parental care in burying beetles, finding that females increase care on small carcasses and both sexes adjust care in response to competition.
Insect Science · Jun 24, 2025Peer-reviewedAnimal Behavior & Cognition