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Promiscuity drives self-referent kin recognition.

Current biology : CB - 19 Sept 2006

Hain Timothy J A, Neff Bryan D

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Kin selection theory has been one of the most significant advances in our understanding of social behavior . However, the discovery of widespread promiscuity has challenged the evolutionary importance of kin selection because it reduces the benefit associated with helping nestmates . This challenge would be resolved if promiscuous species evolved a self-referent kin-recognition mechanism that enables individuals...

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PMID: 16979557
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2006.07.021

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