Inbreeding and inbreeding depression of early life traits in a cooperative mammal

Nielsen, Johanna F.; English, Sinead; Goodall-Copestake, Will P.; Wang, Jinliang; Walling, Craig A.; Bateman, Andrew W.; Flower, Tom P.; Sutcliffe, Robert L.; Samson, Jamie; Thavarajah, Nathan K.; Kruuk, Loeske; Clutton-Brock, Tim H

Inbreeding and inbreeding depression of early life traits in a cooperative mammal

Date

2012

Authors

Nielsen, Johanna F.

English, Sinead

Goodall-Copestake, Will P.

Wang, Jinliang

Walling, Craig A.

Bateman, Andrew W.

Flower, Tom P.

Sutcliffe, Robert L.

Samson, Jamie

Thavarajah, Nathan K.

Publisher

Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Abstract

Mating between relatives often results in negative fitness consequences or inbreeding depression. However, the expression of inbreeding in populations of wild cooperative mammals and the effects of environmental, maternal and social factors on inbreeding