Parental Care
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6 Terms
Anisogamy
costs and benefits are different for parental care for female vs males. Staying for care costs males future matings more than females
Paternity Assurance
females are (almost) always assured of maternity (eggs are theirs), but males may not be assured their paternity.
Gamete Release
sex that releases gametes first can leave, leaving the other sex to either care for the offspring or get 0 fitness
Parental favoritism
mother loves the baby born first bc theyre larger/healthier
Hamilton’s Rule
An individual will help another if the benefit (B) to the other, multiplied by how related they are (r), is greater than the cost (C) to itself rb > c
Coefficient of Relatedness
r is a measure of the probability that an allele in one individual is identical by descent
