Parental Behavior - Parental Investment Theory

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What is maternal behaviour?

The mother that performs parental behaviour. Maternal aggression is besides nursing an important behaviour.

What is paternal behaviour?

The father that performs parental behaviour.

What is altricial offspring?

Immature and helpless offspring, useually produced in large numbers, parental care. The effort lies in the parental care. Examples are: dogs, cats, rats, mice

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What are altricial and precocial offspring?

  • When a female produces a large number of immature and alpless young ther are called altricial. (invests less energy in offspring perinatal but show more parental care)
  • Females produce a few precicial ofsspring that are are well developed and may be able to survave with little or no parantal intervention.

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