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Showing 1 to 2 of 2 for “"Ecology, Evolution and Behavior"”.
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Consumer nutrient stoichiometry : patterns, homeostasis, and links with fitness.
The linkages between food webs and nutrient cycles are heterogeneous and often influenced by human activities. Ecological stoichiometry provides one framework for understanding and predicting these linkages. Yet, as it has been extended underlying assumptions are often not evaluated. This …
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Paternity and father-offspring relationships in wild chimpanzees, Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii.
… can increase their inclusive fitness by helping and/or not harming kin, as long as the benefits to kin outweigh the costs to the individual. We would expect animals to attain maximal inclusive fitness by discriminating both the available maternal and paternal kin from non-kin in their social …