Vasotocin influences mother–offspring associations in a facultatively family-living lizard
#BehavioralEcology #AnimalBehavior #ParentalCare #SocialBehavior #ReptileBehavior

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When food is scarce, male #pigeons take on a larger share of incubation, while females spend more time foraging. A TUM study shows how this flexible division of #ParentalCare helps keep nests attended almost continuously: go.tum.de/818465

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