Open AccessInclusive Fitness Theorizing Invokes Phenomena That Are Not Relevant for the Evolution of Eusociality
Author(s) -
Martin A. Nowak,
Benjamin Allen
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
plos biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.127
H-Index - 271
eISSN - 1545-7885
pISSN - 1544-9173
DOI - 10.1371/journal.pbio.1002134
Subject(s) - eusociality , biology , inclusive fitness , evolutionary biology , biological evolution , social evolution , cognitive science , genetics , zoology , psychology , hymenoptera
In this Formal Comment, the authors challenge the claims of a recent theoretical study that genetic relatedness is important in the evolution of eusociality.
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