Kith or Kin? Familiarity as a Cue to Kinship in Social Birds

Interacting with relatives provides opportunities for fitness benefits via kin-selected cooperation, but also creates potential costs through kin competition and inbreeding. Therefore, a mechanism for the discrimination of kin from non-kin is likely to be critical for individuals of many social spec...

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Main Authors: Amy E. Leedale, Jianqiang Li, Ben J. Hatchwell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fevo.2020.00077/full