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Kin terms and fitness interdependence

2019-01-16

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<p>Although genetic relatedness has been shown to be an important determinant of helping and other forms of cooperation among kin, it does not correspond well to the different types of kin designated by the kin terminologies used in human societies. This mismatch between genetic relatedness and kin terms has led some anthropologists to reject the idea that kin terms have anything to do with genetic relatedness or...

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fb3d5a64-9b6b-5a22-91f2-946cdc756782
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10.31234/osf.io/8w9mg
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