Indirect genetic effects across ontogeny in an avian cooperative breeder
Gladiana Spitz, David Tian, Elissa J. Cosgrove, Tori D. Bakley, Sahas Barve, Reed Bowman, John W. Fitzpatrick, Nancy X Chen
The paper quantifies indirect genetic effects from social partners on juvenile morphometric traits in Florida scrub-jays, finding effects from helpers and fathers but not mothers.
bioRxiv · May 18, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology