Kin selection is the key to altruism

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 57-60

  Foster, Kevin R ^a,b   Wenseleers, Tom ^b,c   Ratnieks, Francis L W ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b Institute for Advanced Study   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTRUISM; EUSOCIALITY; EVOLUTION; KIN SELECTION; SOCIAL INSECT;

HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 31344454842     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2005.11.020     Document Type: Short Survey

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