Multiple social encounters can eliminate Crozier’s paradox and stabilise genetic kin recognition

Crozier’s paradox suggests that genetic kin recognition will not be evolutionarily stable. Here, the authors show that allowing for multiple social encounters before each social interaction can eliminate Crozier’s paradox and stabilise genetic kin recognition.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Thomas W. Scott, Alan Grafen, Stuart A. West
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-07-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-31545-4