Jason S. Gilchrist

TL;DR: A simple game theoretical analysis is presented that suggests that eviction threats may often be ineffective to induce pre-emptive restraint among multiple subordinates and predicts that threats of eviction will be much more effective in dyadic relationships and linear hierarchies.

TL;DR: It is argued that much of the variation in reproductive skew both within and between social species may be influenced by adaptive variation in the effort invested in suppression by dominants.

TL;DR: It is shown that in contexts where recipients of selfish acts are capable of resistance, the usual prediction of positive kin discrimination can be reversed, andKin selection theory, as an explanation for social behavior, can benefit from much greater exploration of sequential social interactions.

TL;DR: The evidence suggests that reproductive competition is the main ultimate trigger for eviction for both sexes, and the consequences of resolving within-group conflict resonate through groups and populations to affect population structure, with important implications for social evolution.

TL;DR: The results suggest that maternal oxidative damage has transgenerational costs, and are consistent with the idea that mothers may attempt to shield their offspring from particularly harmful types of oxidative damage during pregnancy.