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The Influence of Reduced Forest Cover and Dissolved Oxygen on the Viability of Eggs from Eastern Hellbenders (<i>Cryptobranchus alleganiensis</i>)
… hellbender nests are failing due to whole-clutch filial cannibalism by adult males. The underlying mechanism that triggers males to eat their young remains unknown, but one possibility is that eggs are not developing properly and as a result the attending male ceases to provide care. However, the …
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Mate choice in the Polychaete nereis acuminata : the role of aggression and parental experience
… of work investigated aggression, pair formation, filial cannibalism, the scent of experience and the occurrence of male parental care for eggs fertilised by another male in the polychaete species Nereis acuminata.Female aggression following egg release was found to be absent when the females were …
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Conflict & Communication: Consequences Of Female Nest Confinement In Yellow-Billed Hornbills
… pattern, unlike other populations. Widespread filial cannibalism by females of both eggs and chicks was observed for the first time. The possible proximate causes of cannibalism are explored. Egg cannibalism allowed females to recoup some of their energetic investment, while cannibalism of …