Darwin famously described special difficulties in explaining social evolution in insects. More
than a century later, the evolution of sociality-defined broadly as cooperative group living …

In 1964, WD Hamilton proposed a novel solution to the long-standing evolutionary puzzle:
why do individuals cooperate? Hamilton predicted that, if individuals possess the ability to …

Describing and quantifying animal personality is now an integral part of behavioural studies
because individually distinctive behaviours have ecological and evolutionary …

Inbreeding and inbreeding avoidance are key factors in the evolution of animal societies,
influencing dispersal and reproductive strategies which can affect relatedness structure and …

While extensive population genetic theory predicts conditions favoring evolution of self-
fertilization versus outcrossing, there is no analogous theory that predicts conditions favoring …

Natural selection is expected to shape phenotypic traits that permit organisms to respond
appropriately to the environments in which they live. One important mechanism by which …

Inbreeding can have negative consequences on population and individual fitness, which
could be counteracted by inbreeding avoidance mechanisms. However, the inbreeding risk …

Human pressures have put many top predator populations at risk of extinction. Recent years
have seen alarming declines in sharks worldwide, while their resilience remains poorly …

Many species are structured in social groups (SGs) where individuals exhibit complex
mating strategies. Yet, most population genetic studies ignore SGs either treating them as …

Problematic wildlife II Francesco Maria Angelici Lorenzo Rossi Editors Problematic Wildlife II New
Conservation and Management Challenges in the Human-Wildlife Interactions Page 2 Problematic …