A practical guide to the study of social relationships
J Silk, D Cheney, R Seyfarth - … Anthropology: Issues, News …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Behavioral ecologists have devoted considerable effort to identifying the sources of variation
in individual reproductive success. Much of this work has focused on the characteristics of …
in individual reproductive success. Much of this work has focused on the characteristics of …
The past, present and future of reproductive skew theory and experiments
A major evolutionary question is how reproductive sharing arises in cooperatively breeding
species despite the inherent reproductive conflicts in social groups. Reproductive skew …
species despite the inherent reproductive conflicts in social groups. Reproductive skew …
Costly reproductive competition between females in a monogamous cooperatively breeding bird
MJ Nelson-Flower, PAR Hockey… - … of the Royal …, 2013 - royalsocietypublishing.org
In many cooperatively breeding societies, only a few socially dominant individuals in a
group breed, reproductive skew is high, and reproductive conflict is common. Surprisingly …
group breed, reproductive skew is high, and reproductive conflict is common. Surprisingly …
Intra-sexual selection in cooperative mammals and birds: why are females not bigger and better armed?
AJ Young, NC Bennett - Philosophical Transactions of …, 2013 - royalsocietypublishing.org
In cooperatively breeding mammals and birds, intra-sexual reproductive competition among
females may often render variance in reproductive success higher among females than …
females may often render variance in reproductive success higher among females than …
Oxidative status and social dominance in a wild cooperative breeder
Oxidative stress has been proposed as a key mediator of life‐history trade‐offs, yet the
social factors that affect patterns of oxidative status amongst individuals in animal societies …
social factors that affect patterns of oxidative status amongst individuals in animal societies …
Age-and sex-dependent variation in relatedness corresponds to reproductive skew, territory inheritance, and workload in cooperatively breeding cichlids
Kin selection plays a major role in the evolution of cooperative systems. However, many
social species exhibit complex within-group relatedness structures, where kin selection …
social species exhibit complex within-group relatedness structures, where kin selection …
Kinship and incest avoidance drive patterns of reproductive skew in cooperatively breeding birds
C Riehl - The American Naturalist, 2017 - journals.uchicago.edu
Social animals vary in how reproduction is divided among group members, ranging from
monopolization by a dominant pair (high skew) to equal sharing by cobreeders (low skew) …
monopolization by a dominant pair (high skew) to equal sharing by cobreeders (low skew) …
Complete reproductive skew within white-browed sparrow weaver groups despite outbreeding opportunities for subordinates of both sexes
The distribution of reproductive success within societies is a key determinant of the
outcomes of social evolution. Attempts to explain social diversity, therefore, require that we …
outcomes of social evolution. Attempts to explain social diversity, therefore, require that we …
The evolution of delayed dispersal and different routes to breeding in social birds
Many animals live in stable groups, where sexually mature individuals delay dispersal and
stay as nonbreeding subordinates, seemingly counter to their own evolutionary interests …
stay as nonbreeding subordinates, seemingly counter to their own evolutionary interests …
Sex differences in the drivers of reproductive skew in a cooperative breeder
Many cooperatively breeding societies are characterized by high reproductive skew, such
that some socially dominant individuals breed, while socially subordinate individuals …
that some socially dominant individuals breed, while socially subordinate individuals …