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Offspring genes indirectly influence sibling and maternal behavioural strategies over resource share.
Proceedings. Biological sciences - 27 Sept 2017
Ashbrook David G, Sharmin Naorin, Hager Reinmar
Abstract excerpt
Family members show behavioural strategies predicted to maximize individual fitness. These behaviours depend directly on genes expressed in focal individuals but also indirectly on genes expressed in other family members. However, how sibling and parental behavioural strategies are modified by genes expressed in family members, and to what degree, remains unclear. To answer this question, we have used a split...
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