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The Genetical Evolution of Social Behaviour. I
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A genetical mathematical model is described which allows for interactions between relatives on one another's fitness and a quantity is found which incorporates the maximizing property of Darwinian fitness, named “inclusive fitness”.About:
This article is published in Journal of Theoretical Biology.The article was published on 1964-07-01. It has received 14730 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Darwinian Fitness & Kin selection.read more
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Mate number, kin selection and social conflicts in stingless bees and honeybees
John M. Peters,David C. Queller,Vera Lúcia Imperatriz-Fonseca,David W. Roubik,Joan E. Strassmann +4 more
TL;DR: Microsatellite genotyping of workers from 13 species (ten genera) of stingless bees shows that genetic relatedness is very high, coupled with the multiple mating of honeybee queens, permits kin selection theory to account for many differences in the social biology of the two taxa.
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Partial bivoltinism may cause alternating sex-ratio biases that favour eusociality
Jon Seger,Jon Seger +1 more
TL;DR: A model for the evolution of sex ratios in species having two generations per year with an asymmetrical pattern of overlap between the generations is described, showing one particular way in which ecological and genetic variables may interact to encourage the emergence of eusociality in some species and to discourage it in others.
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Modeling evolution using the probability of fixation: history and implications.
TL;DR: It is argued that origin-fixation models constitute a coherent theory of mutation-limited evolution that contrasts sharply with theories of evolution that rely on the presence of standing genetic variation.
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An evolutionary scenario for the transition to undifferentiated multicellularity
TL;DR: It is argued that in populations of unicellular organisms with cooperative behavior, clustering may be beneficial by reducing interactions with noncooperative individuals and presented a set of computer simulations showing that clustering can evolve as a biological, heritable trait for cells that cooperate in the use of external energy resources.
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Adoptive Parents, Adaptive Parents: Evaluating the Importance of Biological Ties for Parental Investment
TL;DR: The authors compare two-adoptive parent families with other families on one key characteristic, parental investment, using data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten-First Grade Waves (ECLS-K), and reveal an adoptive advantage over all family types.
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Animal dispersion in relation to social behaviour
TL;DR: Wynne-Edwards has written this interesting and important book as a sequel to his earlier (1962) Animal Dispersion in Relation to Social Behaviour, and reviewing it has proven to be a valuable task for one who normally is only at the periphery of the group selection controversy.