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Kin recognition

Kin recognition, also called kin detection, is an organism's ability to distinguish between close genetic kin and non-kin. In evolutionary biology and evolutionary psychology, such an ability is presumed to have evolved for inbreeding avoidance. While a 2021 meta-analysis of research across 88 diploid species found that animals rarely avoid inbreeding…

Inbreeding avoidance, Experimental evidence & In Plants

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In Plants

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Kin recognition

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related to Experimental evidence · 23
Kin recognition → Aegithalos, Auditory, Belding's, Black Rock Skink, Black Rock Skinks, Distinguishing, Dolichovespula, Egernia, First, However, In, It's, Jill Mateo, Juvenile, Kin, Long-tailed, Mateo, Recent, Second, Sensory
related to In Plants · 8
Kin recognition → Dudley, Due, Impatiens, In, Kin, Murphy, Reciprocal, The
related to Inbreeding avoidance · 6
Kin recognition → Another, In, MUP, Since, Thus, When
related to background · 5
Kin recognition → Hamilton, Hamilton's, However, The English, These
related to Criticism · 3
Kin recognition → Alan Grafen, Leading, Others
is a · 2
Kin recognition → key to successful reciprocal altruism, role in kin selection

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Kin recognitionis arole in kin selection0.90text
Kin recognitionis akey to successful reciprocal altruism0.90text
Alan Grafen have argued that the whole research program around kin recognition is somewhat misguidedinstance ofCriticismLeading inclusive fitness theorists0.80text
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Kin recognitionrelated to CriticismLeading0.60section
Kin recognitionrelated to CriticismAlan Grafen0.60section
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Kin recognitionrelated to Experimental evidenceKin0.60section

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