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animal social behaviour
- In animal social behaviour: The proximate mechanisms of social behaviour
Kin recognition systems also play a role in contexts where it pays to favour close over distant kin. The three mechanisms of kin recognition are the use of environmental cues, prior experience, and phenotype matching (that is, looking or smelling right). Examples can be found…
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