@article{fdi:010048349,
  title = {{G}enetic relatedness in groups of the humbug damselfish {D}ascyllus aruanus : small, similar-sized individuals may be close kin},
  author = {{B}uston, {P}. {M}. and {F}auvelot, {C}{\'e}cile and {W}ong, {M}. {Y}. {L}. and {P}lanes, {S}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{K}in selection plays an important role in the evolution of social behaviour in terrestrial systems. {T}he extent to which kin selection influences the evolution of social behaviour in marine systems is largely unexplored. {G}enerally, it is considered that kin selection is irrelevant in marine systems, because it is assumed that the dispersing larval phase of marine organisms will break up kin associations. {H}ere, we challenge this assumption and investigate the opportunity for kin selection in a coral reef fish: the humbug damselfish {D}ascyllus aruanus. {T}his fish lives in groups composed of a large male and a number of smaller females and nonbreeders. {W}e use 10 polymorphic microsatellite loci to assess the relatedness of 265 individuals from 35 groups. {T}he mean coefficient of relatedness among group members is 0.01 +/- 0.04, suggesting that individuals are not associated with close relatives. {H}owever, the distribution of pairwise relatedness of individuals within groups has an overabundance of positive values, and indicates that there might be 35 pairs of close relatives within groups. {F}urther analyses reveal that close relatives likely are similar in size and small in size, suggesting that they might have recruited together. {W}e conclude that it is possible for kin selection to operate in {D}. aruanus, but kin recognition will be a prerequisite for such selection. {T}his study reveals that individuals can be associated with close relatives, and there is a hidden potential for kin selection, during certain parts of the life cycle of coral reef fishes.},
  keywords = {{D}ascyllus aruanus ; kinship ; larval dispersal ; microsatellites ; recruitment ; social evolution ; sweepstakes hypothesis},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{M}olecular {E}cology},
  volume = {18},
  numero = {22},
  pages = {4707--4715},
  ISSN = {0962-1083},
  year = {2009},
  DOI = {10.1111/j.1365-294{X}.2009.04383.x},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010048349},
}