No evidence for kin recognition in a passerine bird.

Theory predicts that individuals behave altruistically towards their relatives. Hence, some form of kin recognition is useful for individuals to optimize their behavior. In species that display bi-parental care and are subject to extra-pair matings, kin recognition theoretically can allow cuckolded...

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Main Authors: Martina Lattore, Shinichi Nakagawa, Terry Burke, Mireia Plaza, Julia Schroeder
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0213486