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Within-group relatedness is correlated with colony-level social structure and reproductive sharing in a social fish.
Molecular ecology - 1 Aug 2016
Hellmann Jennifer K, Sovic Michael G, Gibbs H Lisle, Reddon Adam R, O'Connor Constance M, Ligocki Isaac Y, Marsh-Rollo Susan, Balshine Sigal, Hamilton Ian M
Abstract excerpt
In group-living species, the degree of relatedness among group members often governs the extent of reproductive sharing, cooperation and conflict within a group. Kinship among group members can be shaped by the presence and location of neighbouring groups, as these provide dispersal or mating opportunities that can dilute kinship among current group members. Here, we assessed how within-group relatedness varies...
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