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Temporal changes in kin structure through a population cycle in a territorial bird, the red grouse Lagopus lagopus scoticus.
Molecular ecology - 1 May 2008
Piertney Stuart B, Lambin Xavier, Maccoll Andrew D C, Lock Kerry, Bacon Philip J, Dallas John F, Leckie Fiona, Mougeot Francois, Racey Paul A, Redpath Steve, Moss Robert
Abstract excerpt
Populations of red grouse (Lagopus lagopus scoticus) undergo regular multiannual cycles in abundance. The 'kinship hypothesis' posits that such cycles are caused by changes in kin structure among territorial males producing delayed density-dependent changes in aggressiveness, which in turn influence recruitment and regulate density. The kinship hypothesis makes several specific predictions about the levels of...
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