Sentence examples for kin associations from inspiring English sources

It has been suggested from analyses of genetic data from other gorilla populations that dispersing females may form kin associations within a group (western gorillas, [ 36]) and live spatially close to other female relatives (Bwindi mountain gorillas, [ 37]).

For females, this is in accordance with a finding in the western lowland gorilla that female kin associations could be present despite frequent natal and secondary dispersal events [ 36].

Alternatively (but not exclusively), these female kin associations might have evolved due to social benefits such as higher frequency of affiliative behaviours, higher display of tolerance, and better support in conflicts among related female mountain gorillas than among unrelated ones [ 51, 52].

In some species, unrelated females form strong bonds, which provide direct fitness benefits through social integration [Cameron et al., 2009; Lehmann & Boesch, 2009], while in other species, females regularly disperse together with or into groups with relatives to maintain kin associations [Bradley et al., 2007; Starin, 1994].

In our study we found that individuals raised in both full sibling and mixed relatedness groups displayed the same lack of kin-biased behaviour, suggesting that male T. oceanicus do not discriminate kin by association, and that experience with non-sibling conspecific odours does not enhance kin discrimination in this species, at least in the context of strategic ejaculation.

We can then assess the relative impacts of (1) costs and benefits of individual behaviors and (2) kin structure, on associations between exploitative strategy within a group, and dispersal to found new groups.

First, can vampire bats discriminate kin when past association is controlled?

This may reflect higher association of kin groups and limited lifetime migration [ 70].

Limited lifetime migration, and apparent close association among kin for yellow perch and smallmouth bass, may lead to their higher divergences among proximate populations.

Because recognition templates develop from early associations with familiar kin (and/or with self), familiarity-based recognition should precede phenotype-matching recognition even though one template is thought to be used for both mechanisms.

Medical malpractice victims or their next of kin have started special lobbying associations to stop the attempt by the insurance companies and physician lobbies to weaken the rights of patients to have their full day in court against their negligent harm doers.