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A GENERAL MODEL FOR KIN SELECTION
Author(s) -
Queller David C.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
evolution
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.84
H-Index - 199
eISSN - 1558-5646
pISSN - 0014-3820
DOI - 10.1111/j.1558-5646.1992.tb02045.x
Subject(s) - inclusive fitness , kin selection , biology , social evolution , perspective (graphical) , selection (genetic algorithm) , simple (philosophy) , altruism (biology) , biological evolution , evolutionary biology , genetic fitness , epistemology , genetics , artificial intelligence , computer science , philosophy
Inclusive fitness theory is central to our understanding of the evolution of social behavior. By showing the importance of genetic transmission through nondescendent relatives, it helps to explain the evolution of reproductively altruistic behaviors, such as those observed in the social insects. Inclusive fitness thinking is quantified by Hamilton's rule, but Hamilton's rule has often been criticized for being inexact or insufficiently general. Here I show how adopting a genic perspective yields a very general version that remains pleasingly simple and transparent.