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Caste load and the evolution of reproductive skew.

The American naturalist - 1 Jan 2014

Holman Luke

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Reproductive skew theory seeks to explain how reproduction is divided among group members in animal societies. Existing theory is framed almost entirely in terms of selection, though nonadaptive processes must also play some role in the evolution of reproductive skew. Here I propose that a genetic correlation between helper fecundity and breeder fecundity may frequently constrain the evolution of reproductive...

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PMID: 24334738
DOI: 10.1086/674052

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