Effects of parental care on offspring growth in the Korean wood-feeding cockroach, <Emphasis Type="Italic">Cryptocercus kyebangensis</Emphasis> |
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Authors: | Yung Park Jae Choe |
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Institution: | (1) School of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University, Kwanak-gu Shilim-dong San 56-1, Seoul 151-742, South Korea, |
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Abstract: | The objective of this study was to measure the possible effects of prolonged parental care on offspring growth in Korean
wood-feeding cockroaches, Cryptocercus kyebangensis. In the field-caught subsocial woodroaches of C. kyebangensis, offspring with both parents were greater in both head width and body weight than those with single parents. Manipulation
experiments showed that offspring separated from their parents could survive independently without parents, but they grew
more rapidly when they remained with their parents. In particular, the effects of parental care on offspring growth were found
to be stronger in groups with both parents than those with single parents. These results suggest that the prolonged parental
care evolved in Cryptocercus has a significant impact on offspring growth.
Electronic Publication |
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Keywords: | Parental care Wood-feeding cockroach Subsociality Cryptocercus kyebangensis Offspring growth |
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