SYUAN-JYUN SUNNarayan V.PWang YWasana N.2022-11-112022-11-11202200143820https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85123471677&doi=10.1111%2fevo.14433&partnerID=40&md5=999dfd4403b8368c85f336e89f2935d5https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/624973What conditions favor niche expansion in nature? In the burying beetle Nicrophorus vespilloides, Schrader et al. found that larvae reared with parental care on larger carcasses were better equipped for resource use than individuals reared without parental care on smaller carcasses. This finding illustrates that developmental plasticity induced by parental care and carcass size has the potential to influence adaptive diversification. © 2022 The Authors. Evolution © 2022 The Society for the Study of Evolution.niche; parental care; phenotypic plasticity; rearing; adaptation; animal; beetle; larva; Adaptation, Physiological; Animals; Coleoptera; Larvajournal article10.1111/evo.14433350434032-s2.0-85123471677