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Genetic analysis reveals diverse kin-directed routes to helping in the rifleman Acanthisitta chloris.
Molecular ecology - 1 Oct 2013
Preston Stephanie A J, Briskie James V, Burke Terry, Hatchwell Ben J
Abstract excerpt
The social organization of cooperatively breeding species is extremely variable, with diverse social group composition and patterns of relatedness. Species that exhibit alternative routes to helping within the same population are potentially useful systems to investigate the causes and fitness consequences of diverse evolutionary pathways to cooperative behaviour. In this study, we use microsatellite markers and...
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