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Kin recognition systems also play a role in contexts where it pays to favor 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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Kin recognition systems also play a role in contexts where it pays to favor 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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