Who eats whom, when and why? Juvenile cannibalism in fish Asian seabass
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DOI: 10.1016/j.aaf.2016.12.001
Abstract: While juvenile cannibalism plays an important role in the evolution of organisms in natural populations, it is a serious problem in aquaculture. A number of genetic and environmental factors result in different rates of cannibalism.… read more here.
Keywords: cannibalism fish; cannibalism; juvenile cannibalism; kin discrimination ... See more keywords
Kin discrimination promotes horizontal gene transfer between unrelated strains in Bacillus subtilis
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DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-23685-w
Abstract: Bacillus subtilis is a soil bacterium that is competent for natural transformation. Genetically distinct B. subtilis swarms form a boundary upon encounter, resulting in killing of one of the strains. This process is mediated by… read more here.
Keywords: kin discrimination; gene transfer; gene; bacillus subtilis ... See more keywords
Does kin discrimination promote cooperation?
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DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2019.0742
Abstract: Genetic relatedness is a key driver of the evolution of cooperation. One mechanism that may ensure social partners are genetically related is kin discrimination, in which individuals are able to distinguish kin from non-kin and… read more here.
Keywords: level cooperation; social partners; kin discrimination; average level ... See more keywords
Discrimination Experiments in Entamoeba and Evidence from Other Protists Suggest Pathogenic Amebas Cooperate with Kin to Colonize Hosts and Deter Rivals
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DOI: 10.1111/jeu.12673
Abstract: Entamoeba histolytica is one of the least understood protists in terms of taxa, clone, and kin discrimination/recognition ability. However, the capacity to tell apart same or self (clone/kin) from different or nonself (nonclone/nonkin) has long… read more here.
Keywords: discrimination experiments; kin discrimination; clone kin; discrimination recognition ... See more keywords