The evolution of cooperation among animals has posed a major problem for evolutionary
biologists, and despite decades of research into avian cooperative breeding systems, many …

Animal societies of varying complexity have been the favoured testing ground for inclusive
fitness theory, and there is now abundant evidence that kin selection has played a critical …

Geographically limited dispersal can shape genetic population structure and result in a
correlation between genetic and geographic distance, commonly called isolation-by …

For organisms with limited vagility and/or occupying patchy habitats, we often encounter
nonrandom patterns of genetic affinity over relatively small spatial scales, labelled fine‐scale …

Individuals of many species show high levels of fidelity to natal populations, often due to
reliance on patchily distributed habitat features. In many of these species, the negative …

The local resource competition hypothesis and the local mate competition hypothesis were
developed based on avian and mammalian systems to explain sex‐biased dispersal. Most …

The genetic structure of animal populations has considerable behavioural, ecological and
evolutionary implications and may arise from various demographic traits. Here, we use …

Natal dispersal is an important life history trait driving variation in individual fitness, and
therefore, a proper understanding of the factors underlying dispersal behaviour is critical to …

Nesting ecology and population studies indicate that diamondback terrapins (Malaclemys
terrapin) exhibit nest site fidelity and high habitat fidelity. However, genetic studies indicate …

Breeding with kin can reduce individual fitness through the deleterious effects of inbreeding
depression. Inbreeding avoidance mechanisms are expected to have developed in most …