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Models of Parent‐Offspring Conflict in Small Populations
Author(s) -
Mayo O.,
Leach C. R.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
biometrical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.108
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1521-4036
pISSN - 0323-3847
DOI - 10.1002/bimj.4710270502
Subject(s) - selfishness , altruism (biology) , population , biology , allele , locus (genetics) , genetics , offspring , evolutionary biology , gene , social psychology , psychology , demography , sociology , pregnancy
Abstract F ELDMAN and E SHEL (1982) have introduced a precise two locus genetical model to examine the spread of “selfish” alleles in a genetically “altruistic” population. They have shown that, with complete linkage between the gene affecting “altruism” and another determining parental “interference”, the development of “selfishness” may be prevented. Furthermore, “interference”, may allow the development of “altruism” in a “selfish” population. Small population results illustrate how a deterministic analysis may not provide a satisfactory description of how particular rare events occur. The usefulness of major gene models of this type is discussed.