Dispersal of sibling coalitions promotes helping among immigrants in a cooperatively breeding bird

Kin selection is a major force in social evolution, but dispersal is often assumed to reduce its impact by diluting kinship. In most cooperatively breeding vertebrates, in which more than two individuals care for young, juveniles delay dispersal and become helpers in family groups. In long-tailed ti...

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Published in:	Proceedings of the Royal Society. B, Biological sciences Vol. 275; no. 1647; p. 2125
Main Authors:	Sharp, Stuart P, Simeoni, Michelle, Hatchwell, Ben J
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England 22.09.2008
Subjects:	Animal Communication Animal Migration Animals Breeding Cooperative Behavior Female Male Nesting Behavior Passeriformes - genetics Passeriformes - physiology Population Dynamics Sexual Behavior, Animal
ISSN:	0962-8452
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