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Inclusive fitness in human relationships

2009-01-01

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For Homo sapiens, inclusive fitness theory goes well beyond 'kin'. As William Hamilton hypothesized, genes can increase the probability of their own survival by bringing about the reproduction of not only family members with whom they share copies, but also of any individuals with whom they share copies. Research with Hamilton's theory on people is less well known and remains controversial. This review shows: (1)...

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Literature Corpus work: c0926efc-7785-582e-9811-5883950eee0e
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2008.01110.x

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