Sentence examples for kin structure from inspiring English sources

"The one-child policy, in contrast, will surpass them in impact by its role in creating a society with a seriously undermined family and kin structure, and a whole generation of future elderly and their children whose well-being will be seriously jeopardized".

In social insects, for instance, colony size effect has been suggested to be intimately related to kin structure [4], jointly providing a holistic explanation for colony complexity, namely, the suite of traits that together define the level of sociality.

Yet, because male-killing endosymbionts induce pronounced sex-specific effects on fitness and kin structure, they should also influence the evolution of dispersal differently in males and females.

For example, more cooperative groups might produce individuals that are highly sedentary to take advantage of kin structure and long distance dispersers who colonize new habitats with no kin-competition (e.g. [ 22, 23]).

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.

We also used a numerical model to test and exclude the possibility of non-random migration and colonization [30] [32]such as might result from fission of kin structured and hence correlated samples from nearby populations.

However, the notion of individual's rights often conflicts with local practices and women's choices are affected by patriarchal power relations and hierarchical kin structures [ 14], and the difficulty in coping with the social demands related to sexuality and reproduction has been linked to the practice of infanticide and suicide [ 29- 31].

More generally, the small effective population size and the tighter kin-structure in infected metapopulations due to the rarity of males explain the evolution towards overall higher dispersal rates, compared to metapopulations without male-killing endosymbionts.

In order to test the influence of kin-competition on the observed patterns in dispersal evolution, infection rate, and population dynamics, we applied a reshuffling algorithm by which local kin-structure is destroyed [ 24].

In contrast, in late-stage contaminated fields, we expect stronger genetic structure owing to the kin-structured seed bank that accumulates over growing seasons.

This four-phase method combines the different phases from previous development processes in other countries (ie literature review, expert consultation, practical test) and additionally includes patient and next-of-kin perspectives, structure, process and outcome indicators and applicability to all patients in all palliative care services.