Selection for altruism through random drift in variable size populations
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Altruistic behavior is defined as helping others at a cost to oneself and a lowered fitness. The lower fitness implies that altruists should be selected against, which is in contradiction with their widespread presence is nature. Pre...
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BMC
2012-05-01
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| Series: | BMC Evolutionary Biology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/12/61 |