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1/7 Asian 
live as a single population in the Indian Gir Forests, and have grown from <50 to >600 animals in the past 100 years. They typically subsist on smaller prey 
than their African cousins, and live in sexually segregated smaller groups #AnimBehav2021
live as a single population in the Indian Gir Forests, and have grown from <50 to >600 animals in the past 100 years. They typically subsist on smaller prey than their African cousins, and live in sexually segregated smaller groups #AnimBehav2021
2/7 Abundant resources (such as in some African systems) often result in egalitarian coalitions of male lions. Would small prey and consequent competition affect male alliances in the Asian population? We intensively monitored uniquely identified males 
#AnimBehav2021
#AnimBehav2021
3/7 One male in every coalition consistently appropriated more mates and food than his partners 
, while low-ranking subordinates in large coalitions (>2 males) hardly got any chances to breed 
. Read more about hierarchy in @BehavEcol https://doi.org/10.1093/beheco/arx118
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, while low-ranking subordinates in large coalitions (>2 males) hardly got any chances to breed . Read more about hierarchy in @BehavEcol https://doi.org/10.1093/beheco/arx118#AnimBehav2021
4/7 Pairs were unrelated, while large coalitions were made of only brothers & cousins, where lack of 'direct; breeding possibilities were offset through 'kinship/indirect' benefits to such subordinates. Read more 
@SciReports https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-74247-x #AnimBehav2021
@SciReports https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-74247-x #AnimBehav2021
5/7 Large coalitions maximised fitness as a group but cub-survival and litter- size & sex restricted the recruitment of brothers, reducing their chances to form large coalitions. Rare relatives stranger males join forces abundant unrelated pairs in Gir #AnimBehav2021
stranger males join forces abundant unrelated pairs in Gir #AnimBehav2021
6/7 Kinship explains social evolution, what happens when relatives are few and far between? By using long-term behaviour and genetic data we show that while kinship benefits cooperation, demography dictates unrelated males to team-up #AnimBehav2021 TY
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7/7 A huge shout-out to @ABCmicrogrants. Please join the cause to make animal behaviour research more diverse and accessible. Check it out https://linktr.ee/animalbehaviourcollective #AnimBehav2021
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