Fitness and social interactions in the great tit (Parus major) by Grabowska-Zhang, A

“…The presence of kin structure reveals the potential for kin selection in the winter population.</p> <p>Overall, this thesis reveals complex, existing and potential fitness consequences of sociality operating at different times in the life cycle and at different temporal scales. …”

Factors affecting the evolution of group territories in babblers (Turdoides) and long-tailed tits by Gaston, A, Gaston, Anthony J

“…In situations where group territoriality is well developed it is proposed that competition created by the addition of new members to the group is sufficient to offset possible advantages accruing to the non-breeder through kin selection, and hence no positive assistance occurs.…”

Sexual selection in complex communities: integrating interspecific reproductive interference in structured populations by McDonald, G, Gardner, A, Pizzari, T

“…This interaction has wide‐ranging implications for patterns of sexual conflict and kin‐selected reproductive strategies in socially structured populations. …”

Cooperation, virulence and siderophore production in bacterial parasites. by West, SA, Buckling, A

“…Kin selection theory predicts that the damage to a host resulting from parasite infection (parasite virulence) will be negatively correlated to the relatedness between parasites within the host. …”

Sex-biased dispersal of adults mediates the evolution of altruism among juveniles by Gardner, A

“…The idea is that if individuals do not disperse far during the course of their lives, they will tend to interact with their genealogical relatives, which may give kin-selected benefits for cooperation. However, in the simplest model of population structure, the evolution of cooperation is unaffected by the rate of dispersal, owing to dispersal also mediating competition between social partners. …”

Sex-biased dispersal of adults mediates the evolution of altruism among juveniles. by Gardner, A

“…The idea is that if individuals do not disperse far during the course of their lives, they will tend to interact with their genealogical relatives, which may give kin-selected benefits for cooperation. However, in the simplest model of population structure, the evolution of cooperation is unaffected by the rate of dispersal, owing to dispersal also mediating competition between social partners. …”

How do algae form multicellular groups? by Kapsetaki, S, Tep, A, West, S

“…The formation of clonal groups, by remaining with parents (subsocial group formation) leads to a greater kin selected benefit of cooperation, compared with formation of groups by aggregating, with potential nonrelatives (semisocial group formation). …”

Can natural selection favour altruism between species? by Wyatt, G, West, SA, Gardner, A

“…We then ask if this helping behaviour constitutes altruism between species, using a linear-regression analysis to separate the total action of natural selection into its direct and indirect (kin selected) components. We show that our model can be interpreted in two ways, as either altruism within species, or altruism between species. …”

Selflessness is sexy: reported helping behaviour increases desirability of men and women as long-term sexual partners. by Moore, D, Wigby, S, English, S, Wong, S, Székely, T, Harrison, F

“…BACKGROUND: Despite its short-term costs, behaviour that appears altruistic can increase an individual's inclusive fitness by earning direct (selfish) and/or indirect (kin-selected) benefits. An evolved preference for other-regarding or helping behaviour in potential mates has been proposed as an additional mechanism by which these behaviours can yield direct fitness benefits in humans. …”