Green beards in the light of indirect genetic effects

Abstract The green‐beard effect is one proposed mechanism predicted to underpin the evolution of altruistic behavior. It relies on the recognition and the selective help of altruists to each other in order to promote and sustain altruistic behavior. However, this mechanism has often been dismissed a...

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Main Authors: Barbora Trubenová, Reinmar Hager
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-09-01
Series:Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.5484