On the evolutionary edge of altruism: A game- theoretic proof of Hamilton's rule for a simple case of siblings
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We offer a game-theoretic proof of Hamilton’s rule for the spread of altruism. For a simple case of siblings, we show that the rule can be derived as the outcome of a one-shot prisoner’s dilemma game between siblings.
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