Altruism via kin-selection strategies that rely on arbitrary tags with which they coevolve.

Hamilton's rule explains when natural selection will favor altruism between conspecifics, given their degree of relatedness. In practice, indicators of relatedness (such as scent) coevolve with strategies based on these indicators, a fact not included in previous theories of kin recognition. Us...

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Main Authors: Axelrod, R, Hammond, R, Grafen, A
Format: Journal article
Jezik:English
Izdano: 2004