Can natural selection favour altruism between species?

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1854-1865

  Wyatt, G A K ^a   West, S A ^a   Gardner, A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b BALLIOL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Evolutionary graph theory; Hamilton's rule; Inclusive fitness; Kin selection; Mutualism; Relatedness

Indexed keywords

ALTRUISM; EVOLUTIONARY THEORY; HELPING BEHAVIOR; INCLUSIVE FITNESS; KIN SELECTION; MUTUALISM; NATURAL SELECTION; RELATEDNESS;

ALTRUISM; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; EVOLUTION; EVOLUTIONARY GRAPH THEORY; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; HAMILTON'S RULE; INCLUSIVE FITNESS; KIN SELECTION; POPULATION GENETICS; RELATEDNESS; REPRODUCTIVE FITNESS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; SYMBIOSIS;

EVOLUTIONARY GRAPH THEORY; HAMILTON'S RULE; INCLUSIVE FITNESS; KIN SELECTION; MUTUALISM; RELATEDNESS;

ALTRUISM; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; GENETIC FITNESS; GENETICS, POPULATION; LINEAR MODELS; MODELS, GENETIC; SELECTION, GENETIC; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84882720843     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jeb.12195     Document Type: Article

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