Pathogen resistance as the origin of kin altruism

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 193, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 359-363

  Lewis, Kim ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN;

ALTRUISM; EVOLUTION; KIN SELECTION; PARASITE; PATHOGEN;

ALTRUISM; ARTICLE; EVOLUTION; HERITABILITY; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY GENE; HOST RESISTANCE; PARASITE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELATIVE;

EID: 0032555285     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jtbi.1998.0725     Document Type: Article

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