The evolution of altruism
Ever since Darwin published On The Origin of Species in 1859, the evolution of altruism has been a perennial paradox for evolutionary biologists. In this review, I will discuss three evolutionary paths to altruism – genetic relatedness, reciprocity, and group selection – and examine very recent work...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Institute of Cytology and Genetics of Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences
2017-07-01
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| Series: | Vavilovskij Žurnal Genetiki i Selekcii |
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| Online Access: | https://vavilov.elpub.ru/jour/article/view/1030 |
| Summary: | Ever since Darwin published On The Origin of Species in 1859, the evolution of altruism has been a perennial paradox for evolutionary biologists. In this review, I will discuss three evolutionary paths to altruism – genetic relatedness, reciprocity, and group selection – and examine very recent work that uses social network modeling to help us better understand the evolution of altruism. |
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| ISSN: | 2500-0462 2500-3259 |