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A Quantitative Test of Hamilton's Rule for the Evolution of Altruism
The evolution of altruism is a fundamental and enduring puzzle in biology. In a seminal paper Hamilton showed that altruism can be selected for when rb − c>0, where c is the fitness cost to the altruist, b is the fitness benefit to the beneficiary, and r is their genetic relatedness. While many s...
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| Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2011
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3086867/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21559320 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.1000615 |