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WINNER TAKES ALL? SOCIAL CONTROL OF REPRODUCTION IN CO‐OPERATIVE BREEDERS
Author(s) -
Cotgreave Peter
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
journal of zoology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.915
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1469-7998
pISSN - 0952-8369
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1998.tb00017.x
Subject(s) - biology , reproduction , breed , selection (genetic algorithm) , control (management) , kin selection , evolutionary biology , genetics , economics , management , computer science , artificial intelligence
Why would a female animal forego her opportunity to pass on her own genes into the next generation and, instead, help to raise somebody else's young? One potential answer comes in the form of kin‐selection. If the youngsters she helps to raise are related to her, then they will share some of her genes, and it may pay to invest in them rather than attempting to breed herself.