Can natural selection favour altruism between species?
Darwin suggested that the discovery of altruism between species would annihilate his theory of natural selection. However, it has not been formally shown whether between-species altruism can evolve by natural selection, or why this could never happen. Here, we develop a spatial population genetic mo...
Main Authors: | Wyatt, G, West, SA, Gardner, A |
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
2013
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