Institut für Evolutionsbiologie und Zooökologie

Intrasexual selection: Kin competition increases male-male territorial aggression in a monogamous cichlid fish
Vitt, Simon; Hiller, Jenny; Thünken, Timo (2020-09-12)
During intrasexual competition, individuals of the same sex compete for access to breeding sites and mating partners, often accompanied by aggressive behavior. Kin selection theory predicts different kin-directed social ...
Population size estimates based on the frequency of genetically assigned parent–offspring pairs within a subsample
Müller, Björn; Mercker, Moritz; Brün, Jörg (2020-07-24)
Estimating population density as precise as possible is a key premise for managing wild animal species. This can be a challenging task if the species in question is elusive or, due to high quantities, hard to count. We ...