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genetical theory of kin selection by GARDNER, A, WEST, S.A, WILD, G

“…Natural selection operates both directly, via the impact of a trait upon the individual's own fitness, and indirectly, via the impact of the trait upon the…”
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Social semantics: altruism, cooperation, mutualism, strong reciprocity and group selection by WEST, S.A, GRIFFIN, A.S, GARDNER, A

“…From an evolutionary perspective, social behaviours are those which have fitness consequences for both the individual that performs the behaviour, and another…”
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Multicellular group formation in response to predators in the alga Chlorella vulgaris by Fisher, R. M, Bell, T, West, S. A

“…A key step in the evolution of multicellular organisms is the formation of cooperative multicellular groups. It has been suggested that predation pressure may…”
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Co‐evolutionary dynamics between public good producers and cheats in the bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa by Kümmerli, R, Santorelli, L. A, Granato, E. T, Dumas, Z, Dobay, A, Griffin, A. S, West, S. A

“…The production of beneficial public goods is common in the microbial world, and so is cheating – the exploitation of public goods by nonproducing mutants…”
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Demography, altruism, and the benefits of budding by GARDNER, A., WEST, S. A.

“…It is now widely appreciated that competition between kin inhibits the evolution of altruism. In standard population genetics models, it is difficult for…”
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Spite and the scale of competition by Gardner, A., West, S. A.

“…In recent years there has been a large body of theoretical work examining how local competition can reduce and even remove selection for altruism between…”
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Routes to indirect fitness in cooperatively breeding vertebrates: kin discrimination and limited dispersal by CORNWALLIS, C.K, WEST, S.A, GRIFFIN, A.S

“…Hamilton demonstrated that the evolution of cooperative behaviour is favoured by high relatedness, which can arise through kin discrimination or limited…”
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experimental test of whether cheating is context dependent by Ghoul, M, West, S. A, Diggle, S. P, Griffin, A. S

“…Microbial cells rely on cooperative behaviours that can breakdown as a result of exploitation by cheats. Recent work on cheating in microbes, however, has…”
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Social semantics: how useful has group selection been by WEST, S.A, GRIFFIN, A.S, GARDNER, A

“…In our social semantics review (J. Evol. Biol., 2007, 415-432), we discussed some of the misconceptions and sources of confusion associated with group…”
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Bacteriocins and the assembly of natural Pseudomonas fluorescens populations by Bruce, J. B., West, S. A., Griffin, A. S.

“…When competing for space and resources, bacteria produce toxins known as bacteriocins to gain an advantage over competitors. Recent studies in the laboratory…”
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Multicoloured greenbeards, bacteriocin diversity and the rock‐paper‐scissors game by Biernaskie, J. M., Gardner, A., West, S. A.

“…Greenbeard genes identify copies of themselves in other individuals and cause their bearer to behave nepotistically towards those individuals. Bacterial toxins…”
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Psychotic-like experiences and other antecedents of schizophrenia in children aged 9-12 years: a comparison of ethnic and migrant groups in the United Kingdom by Laurens, K R, West, S A, Murray, R M, Hodgins, S

“…The incidence of schizophrenia and the prevalence of psychotic symptoms in the general adult population are elevated in migrant and ethnic minority groups…”
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Can natural selection favour altruism between species? by Wyatt, G. A. K, West, S. A, Gardner, A

“…Darwin suggested that the discovery of altruism between species would annihilate his theory of natural selection. However, it has not been formally shown…”
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Signalling of information that is neither cryptic nor private by Wild, G., Caro, S. M., West, S. A.

“…It is commonly assumed that in order for animal signals to be advantageous, the information being signalled could not have been obtained otherwise, and is…”
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Fewer invited talks by women in evolutionary biology symposia by Schroeder, J, Dugdale, H. L, Radersma, R, Hinsch, M, Buehler, D. M, Saul, J, Porter, L, Liker, A, Cauwer, I, Johnson, P. J, Santure, A. W, Griffin, A. S, Bolund, E, Ross, L, Webb, T. J, Feulner, P. G. D, Winney, I, Szulkin, M, Komdeur, J, Versteegh, M. A, Hemelrijk, C. K, Svensson, E. I, Edwards, H, Karlsson, M, West, S. A, Barrett, E. L. B, Richardson, D. S, Brink, V, Wimpenny, J. H, Ellwood, S. A, Rees, M, Matson, K. D, Charmantier, A, dos Remedios, N, Schneider, N. A, Teplitsky, C, Laurance, W. F, Butlin, R. K, Horrocks, N. P. C

“…Lower visibility of female scientists, compared to male scientists, is a potential reason for the under‐representation of women among senior academic ranks…”
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The costs and benefits of host feeding in parasitoids by Rivero, A., West, S.A.

“…Parasitoids are ideal organisms for testing theories concerning the trade-off between current and future reproduction. Upon encountering a host, a female has…”
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Pyoverdin cheats fail to invade bacterial populations in stationary phase by Ghoul, M., West, S. A., McCorkell, F. A., Lee, Z.‐B., Bruce, J. B., Griffin, A. S.

“…Microbes engage in cooperative behaviours by producing and secreting public goods, the benefits of which are shared among cells, and are therefore susceptible…”
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quantitative genetic basis of sex ratio variation in Nasonia vitripennis: a QTL study by PANNEBAKKER, B.A, WATT, R, KNOTT, S.A, WEST, S.A, SHUKER, D.M

“…Our understanding of how natural selection should shape sex allocation is perhaps more developed than for any other trait. However, this understanding is not…”
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Constant relative age and size at sex change for sequentially hermaphroditic fish by Allsop, D. J., West, S. A.

“…A general problem in evolutionary biology is that quantitative tests of theory usually require a detailed knowledge of the underlying trade‐offs, which can be…”
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Competition between relatives and the evolution of dispersal in a parasitoid wasp by INNOCENT, T.M, ABE, J, WEST, S.A, REECE, S.E

“…Evolutionary theory predicts that levels of dispersal vary in response to the extent of local competition for resources and the relatedness between potential…”
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