Models of parent-offspring conflict. IV. Suppression: Evolutionary retaliation by the parent

@article{Parker1979ModelsOP,
  title={Models of parent-offspring conflict. IV. Suppression: Evolutionary retaliation by the parent},
  author={Geoff A. Parker and Mark R. Macnair},
  journal={Animal Behaviour},
  year={1979},
  volume={27},
  pages={1210-1235},
  url={https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:53199585}
}
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