Genes underlying altruism

Biology Letters

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2013, Pages

  Thompson, Graham J ^a   Hurd, Peter L ^b   Crespi, Bernard J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Altruism; Inclusive fitness; Sociality

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ALTRUISM; COGNITION; EUSOCIALITY; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FUNCTIONAL ROLE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC VARIATION; HOMINID; HORMONE; INCLUSIVE FITNESS; LIFE HISTORY THEORY; PHENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM; TRADE-OFF;

OXYTOCIN;

ALLELE; ALTRUISM; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; EVOLUTION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; HUMAN; INCLUSIVE FITNESS; INSECT; METABOLISM; PHENOTYPE; REPRODUCTIVE FITNESS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; SOCIALITY;

ALTRUISM; INCLUSIVE FITNESS; SOCIALITY;

ALLELES; ALTRUISM; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; GENETIC FITNESS; HIERARCHY, SOCIAL; HUMANS; INSECTS; MODELS, GENETIC; OXYTOCIN; PHENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SELECTION, GENETIC; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84891944902     PISSN: 17449561     EISSN: 1744957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2013.0395     Document Type: Article

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