The evolution of kin discrimination across the tree of life
JP Green, JM Biernaskie, MC Mee… - Annual Review of …, 2024 - annualreviews.org
Kin discrimination, the differential treatment of conspecifics based on kinship, occurs across
the tree of life, from animals to plants to fungi to bacteria. When kin and nonkin interact, the …
the tree of life, from animals to plants to fungi to bacteria. When kin and nonkin interact, the …
Kith or kin? Familiarity as a cue to kinship in social birds
Interacting with relatives provides opportunities for fitness benefits via kin-selected
cooperation, but also creates potential costs through kin competition and inbreeding …
cooperation, but also creates potential costs through kin competition and inbreeding …
What is really social about social insect cognition?
It is often assumed that social life imposes specific cognitive demands for animals to
communicate, cooperate and compete, ultimately requiring larger brains. The “social brain” …
communicate, cooperate and compete, ultimately requiring larger brains. The “social brain” …
Beauty or function? The opposing effects of natural and sexual selection on cuticular hydrocarbons in male black field crickets
Although many theoretical models of male sexual trait evolution assume that sexual
selection is countered by natural selection, direct empirical tests of this assumption are …
selection is countered by natural selection, direct empirical tests of this assumption are …
Did the transition to complex societies in the Holocene drive a reduction in brain size? A reassessment of the DeSilva et al.(2021) hypothesis
B Villmoare, M Grabowski - Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Encephalization has long been understood to be a key adaptation in the human lineage,
and over the last four million years species attributed to Australopithecus and Homo have …
and over the last four million years species attributed to Australopithecus and Homo have …
[HTML][HTML] Same-sex sexual behaviour as a dominance display
Same-sex sexual behaviour (SSB) is widespread across taxa. One adaptive hypothesis to
explain the occurrence and maintenance of SSB is that it acts to intensify or diminish …
explain the occurrence and maintenance of SSB is that it acts to intensify or diminish …
Sexual selection and population divergence II. Divergence in different sexual traits and signal modalities in field crickets (Teleogryllus oceanicus)
Sexual selection can target many different types of traits. However, the relative influence of
different sexually selected traits during evolutionary divergence is poorly understood. We …
different sexually selected traits during evolutionary divergence is poorly understood. We …
Macronutrient intake and simulated infection threat independently affect life history traits of male decorated crickets
KR Duffield, KJ Hampton, TM Houslay… - Ecology and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Nutritional geometry has advanced our understanding of how macronutrients (eg, proteins
and carbohydrates) influence the expression of life history traits and their corresponding …
and carbohydrates) influence the expression of life history traits and their corresponding …
The troublesome gift: The spermatophylax as a purveyor of sexual conflict and coercion in crickets
Nuptial food gifts are an integral feature of the mating systems of a wide variety of insects. A
pervasive feature of the majority of these gifts is that they afford the male direct access to the …
pervasive feature of the majority of these gifts is that they afford the male direct access to the …
The complex interplay between macronutrient intake, cuticular hydrocarbon expression and mating success in male decorated crickets
The condition dependence of male sexual traits plays a central role in sexual selection
theory. Relatively little, however, is known about the condition dependence of chemical …
theory. Relatively little, however, is known about the condition dependence of chemical …