Do variable environments erode the value of parental coordination in albatrosses?

In this blog post, Natasha Gillies tells the #StoryBehindThePaper for the article “Contrasting associations between parental coordination and breeding success in albatrosses across differing environmental contexts“, recently published in the Journal of Animal Ecology. This study explored how parental effort and coordination in different environmental contexts influenced breeding success in two albatross species. Any parent will tell you the importance of an involved partner – … Continue reading Do variable environments erode the value of parental coordination in albatrosses?

Plasticity in Parental Care

This blog post is provided by Casey Patmore and Per T Smiseth and tells the #StoryBehindThePaper for the article “Plasticity in parental care: Interspecific competitor cues shape biparental cooperation in a burying beetle”, which was recently published in Journal of Animal Ecology. This study examined how burying beetle parental care and breeding success was affected by interspecific competition. We investigated how perceived risk of interspecific … Continue reading Plasticity in Parental Care