How much care to invest?

Parental investment: ìany investment by the parent in an individual offspring that increases the offspringís chance of surviving at the cost of the parentís ability to invest in other offspring (Trivers 1972)

Costs of parental care include
- Reduced future survival
- Reduced mating opportunities

Parental investment: ìany investment by the parent in an individual offspring that increases the offspringís chance of surviving at the cost of the parentís ability to invest in other offspring (Trivers 1972)