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Siblicide, the Glossary

Index Siblicide

Siblicide (attributed by behavioural ecologist Doug Mock to Barbara M. Braun) is the killing of an infant individual by its close relatives (full or half siblings).[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 34 relations: Androgen, Bird, Blue-footed booby, Cannibalism, Cattle egret, Common grackle, Fratricide, Gene, Human, Inclusive fitness, Infanticide (zoology), Infertility, Insect, Intrauterine growth restriction, Kin selection, Larva, Masked booby, Nazca booby, Nymphalis antiopa, Octopus, Parent–offspring conflict, Reproductive success, Salmon, Sex ratio, Sibling, Sibling abuse, Sibling rivalry, Sororicide, Spotted hyena, Survival of the fittest, The American Naturalist, Twin, Twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome, Wasp.

  2. Sibling
  3. Sibling rivalry
  4. Sororicides

Androgen

An androgen (from Greek andr-, the stem of the word meaning "man") is any natural or synthetic steroid hormone that regulates the development and maintenance of male characteristics in vertebrates by binding to androgen receptors.

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Bird

Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves, characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweight skeleton.

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The blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii) is a marine bird native to subtropical and tropical regions of the eastern Pacific Ocean.

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Cannibalism

Cannibalism is the act of consuming another individual of the same species as food.

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Cattle egret

The cattle egret (Bubulcus) is a cosmopolitan genus of heron (family Ardeidae) found in the tropics, subtropics, and warm-temperate zones.

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Common grackle

The common grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) is a species of large icterid bird found in large numbers through much of North America.

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Fratricide

Fratricide (– the assimilated root of 'to kill, cut down') is the act of killing one's own brother. Siblicide and Fratricide are Fratricides, Homicide, killings by type and sibling rivalry.

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Gene

In biology, the word gene has two meanings.

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Human

Humans (Homo sapiens, meaning "thinking man") or modern humans are the most common and widespread species of primate, and the last surviving species of the genus Homo.

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Inclusive fitness

In evolutionary biology, inclusive fitness is one of two metrics of evolutionary success as defined by W. D. Hamilton in 1964.

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Infanticide (zoology)

In animals, infanticide involves the intentional killing of young offspring by a mature animal of the same species. Siblicide and infanticide (zoology) are Sociobiology.

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Infertility

Infertility is the inability of an animal or plant to reproduce by natural means.

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Insect

Insects (from Latin insectum) are hexapod invertebrates of the class Insecta.

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Intrauterine growth restriction

Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR), or fetal growth restriction, is the poor growth of a fetus while in the womb during pregnancy.

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Kin selection

Kin selection is a process whereby natural selection favours a trait due to its positive effects on the reproductive success of an organism's relatives, even when at a cost to the organism's own survival and reproduction. Siblicide and Kin selection are selection and Sociobiology.

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Larva

A larva (larvae) is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into their next life stage.

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Masked booby

The masked booby (Sula dactylatra), also called the masked gannet or the blue-faced booby, is a large seabird of the booby and gannet family, Sulidae.

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Nazca booby

The Nazca booby (Sula granti) is a large seabird of the booby family, Sulidae, native to the eastern Pacific.

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Nymphalis antiopa

Nymphalis antiopa, known as the mourning cloak in North America and the Camberwell beauty in Britain, is a large butterfly native to Eurasia and North America.

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Octopus

An octopus (octopuses or octopodes) is a soft-bodied, eight-limbed mollusc of the order Octopoda. The order consists of some 300 species and is grouped within the class Cephalopoda with squids, cuttlefish, and nautiloids.

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Parent–offspring conflict

Parent–offspring conflict (POC) is an expression coined in 1974 by Robert Trivers.

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Reproductive success

Reproductive success is an individual's production of offspring per breeding event or lifetime.

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Salmon

Salmon (salmon) is the common name for several commercially important species of euryhaline ray-finned fish from the genera Salmo and Oncorhynchus of the family Salmonidae, native to tributaries of the North Atlantic (Salmo) and North Pacific (Oncorhynchus) basins.

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Sex ratio

A sex ratio is the ratio of males to females in a population. Siblicide and sex ratio are selection.

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Sibling

A sibling is a relative that shares at least one parent with the other person.

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Sibling abuse

Sibling abuse includes the physical, psychological, or sexual abuse of one sibling by another. Siblicide and sibling abuse are sibling and sibling rivalry.

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Sibling rivalry

Sibling rivalry is a type of competition or animosity among siblings, whether blood-related or not. Siblicide and sibling rivalry are sibling.

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Sororicide

Sororicide is the act of killing one's own sister. Siblicide and Sororicide are killings by type, sibling rivalry and Sororicides.

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Spotted hyena

The spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta), also known as the laughing hyena, is a hyena species, currently classed as the sole extant member of the genus Crocuta, native to sub-Saharan Africa.

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Survival of the fittest

"Survival of the fittest" is a phrase that originated from Darwinian evolutionary theory as a way of describing the mechanism of natural selection.

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The American Naturalist

The American Naturalist is the monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal of the American Society of Naturalists, whose purpose is "to advance and to diffuse knowledge of organic evolution and other broad biological principles so as to enhance the conceptual unification of the biological sciences." It was established in 1867 and is published by the University of Chicago Press.

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Twin

Twins are two offspring produced by the same pregnancy. Siblicide and Twin are sibling.

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Twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome

Twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS), also known as feto-fetal transfusion syndrome (FFTS), twin oligohydramnios-polyhydramnios sequence (TOPS) and stuck twin syndrome, is a complication of monochorionic multiple pregnancies (the most common form of identical twin pregnancy) in which there is disproportionate blood supply between the fetuses.

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Wasp

A wasp is any insect of the narrow-waisted suborder Apocrita of the order Hymenoptera which is neither a bee nor an ant; this excludes the broad-waisted sawflies (Symphyta), which look somewhat like wasps, but are in a separate suborder.

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See also

Sibling

Sibling rivalry

Sororicides

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siblicide

Also known as Cainism, Egg cannibalism, Insurance Egg Hypothesis, Obligate siblicide.