Nepotistic vigilance behavior in Siberian jay parents

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What is the magnitude of the group-size effect on vigilance? (2008, background): “With 2 exceptions (Heinsohn 1987; Griesser 2003), studies dealt with temporary feeding aggregations with fluid group membership.”
Nepotistic alarm calling in the Siberian jay, Perisoreus infaustus (2004, background): “Relatedness between group members has been assessed by locating nests and banding the offspring (N 1⁄4 29, including unbanded immigrants in territories with failed reproduction or successful breeding) or from the parental tolerance displayed while sharing food with independent offspring (N 1⁄4 7; Gr”
Nepotistic mobbing behaviour in the Siberian jay, Perisoreus infaustus (2005, background): “Such a preferential treatment of relatives only would be nepotistic and could encourage offspring to postpone their natal dispersal and thereby be a key to the formation of kin groups (Brown & Brown 1984; Brown 1987; Ekman et al. 2001a, 2004; Griesser 2003a, b).”