Social evolution: the decline and fall of genetic kin recognition.

Animals should benefit from the ability to recognise their kin, yet curiously this faculty is often absent. New theory confirms that genetic kin recognition is inherently unstable, explaining its rarity.

Bibliografiset tiedot
Päätekijät: Gardner, A, West, SA
Aineistotyyppi: Journal article
Kieli:English
Julkaistu: 2007
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Yhteenveto:Animals should benefit from the ability to recognise their kin, yet curiously this faculty is often absent. New theory confirms that genetic kin recognition is inherently unstable, explaining its rarity.