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Selfishness and altruism can coexist when help is subject to diminishing returns

Altruism and selfishness are 30–50% heritable in man in both Western and non-Western populations. This genetically based variation in altruism and selfishness requires explanation. In non-human animals, altruism is generally directed towards relatives, and satisfies the condition known as Hamilton&#...

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Main Authors: Sibly, R M, Curnow, R N
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2011
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3178400/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21343946
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1038/hdy.2011.2
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