Which of the following is NOT an example of a direct fitness benefit of helping behavior.
A) Among long-tailed tits, failed breeders helped at the nest of relatives rather than of nonrelatives.
B) Among pied kingfishers, helpers, which are unrelated to the breeders, may succeed in mating with the female they had assisted the previous year.
C) Among Seychelle's warblers, helpers may add their own eggs to a nest at which they are helping.
D) Among Seychelle's warblers, when they do acquire their own territory, former helpers are superior parents.

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Helping at the nest of relatives rather than nonrelatives is an example of indirect fitness benefits, as it increases the survival of shared genes through kin selection, rather than providing a direct benefit to the helper's own reproductive success.

Which of the Following Is NOT an Example of a Direct