Paternal kin discrimination: the evidence and likely mechanisms.

doi:10.1111/j.1469-185X.2007.00011.x

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Paternal kin discrimination: the evidence and likely mechanisms.

Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society - 1 May 2007

Widdig Anja

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One of the most important assumptions of kin selection theory is that individuals behave differently towards kin than non-kin. In mammals, there is strong evidence that maternal kin are distinguished from non-kin via familiarity. However, little is known about whether or not mammals can also recognize paternal kin as many female mammals, including primates, mate with multiple males near the time of conception,...

Topics

Animals
Behavior, Animal
Female
Inbreeding
Male
Odorants
Pair Bond
Phenotype
Primates
Sexual Behavior, Animal
Siblings
Social Behavior
Species Specificity
Vocalization, Animal

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PMID: 17437563
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-185X.2007.00011.x

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