Theory of Inclusive Fitness
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Hamilton goes empirical: estimation of inclusive fitness from life-history data.
Hamilton's theory of kin selection is one of the most important advances in evolutionary biology since Darwin. Central to the kin-selection theory is the concept of inclusive fitness. However, despite the importance of inclusive fitness in evolutionary theory, empirical estimation of inclusive fitness has remained an elusive task. Using the concept of individual fitness, I present a method for ...
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Kin selection theory based on the concept of inclusive fitness is often presented as a general approach that can deal with many aspects of evolutionary dynamics. Here we show that this is not the case. Instead, inclusive fitness considerations rest on fragile assumptions, which do not hold in general. The quantitative analysis of kin selection relies completely on inclusive fitness theory. No o...
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Kin selection theorists argue that evolution in social contexts will lead organisms to behave as if maximizing their inclusive, as opposed to personal, fitness. The inclusive fitness concept allows biologists to treat organisms as akin to rational agents seeking to maximize a utility function. Here we develop this idea and place it on a firm footing by employing a standard decision-theoretic me...
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