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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"kin structure"”.
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Proximate and ultimate factors influencing honey bee reproductive-related behavior
… in bees. In queenless colonies, the loss of kin structure that accompanies the loss of the queen leads to workers developing their ovaries and laying their own eggs. I found that even though queenless workers invest in their own reproduction as kin selection theory would suggest, they do not …
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Kin and social network structure in two populations of Octodon degus
… that individuals of some species live in non-kin groups suggests kin selection is not required in all species for sociality to evolve. Here I investigate two populations of Octodon degus, a South American rodent which has been shown to form kin and non-kin groups. I quantified genetic …
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Maternal investment tactics in cooperative breeding systems
… costliness of different reproductive stages, the kin-structure of the care group, and the consequences of offspring early-life condition influence the investment rules of carers. During offspring rearing, fair division of labour within a cooperative group can theoretically be resolved using simple …
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Estimation of population density and investigation of socio-spatial organization of ocelots (Leopardus pardalis) from comparison and integration of two noninvasive methods
… 2002, Macdonald and Loveridge 2010), often making research based on visual observation impossible. Studying felids using traditional capture methods can be costly, labor intensive, or invasive. Telemetry studies yield the greatest level of information on behavior and ecology, however these …
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Social structural and cultural determinants in the formation and operation of small enterprise in the UK, with particular reference to the economy of East London and its Asian communities
… and cultural 'resources' viz. (i) family structure and underlying cultural values, (ii) education and language, (iii) business background and experience; and (iv) kin structure and the use of work experience. Data were collected using face-to-face interviews based on a structured …