Evolution of Altruism

Brenner's Encyclopedia of Genetics: Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 556-562

  Glenney, C ^a   Kerr, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Biologically altruistic; Collective perspective; Greenbeard gene; Group selection; Hamilton's rule; Individualist perspective; Kin selection; Multilevel selection; Positive assortment; Price equation; Trait group

Indexed keywords

EID: 84962334770     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-374984-0.01679-X     Document Type: Chapter

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