New research by Texas A&M University biologist Dr. Charles Criscione and collaborators in Canada shows that family ties and traits such as manipulation, sacrifice and selflessness are just as key to ...

In an article to be published in the January issue of BioScience, two philosophers tackle one of the most divisive arguments in modern biology: the value of the theory of "kin selection." Kin ...

The dominant evolutionary theory for Earth's most successful creatures, and a proposed influence on human altruism, is under attack. For decades, selflessness -- as exhibited in eusocial insect ...

Last week Sarah Jane explained the evolutionary advantage of helping out family members, an idea known as kin selection. While the benefits are clear, we don't know how kin selection initially evolves ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Social Hymenoptera have played a leading role in development and testing of kin selection theory. Inclusive fitness models, following from ...

For wild turkeys, at least, helping your brother find a willing and eager mate is a better way to pass on your genes than chancing the mating game alone, according to a new study by a University of ...

Traditional life history theory ignores trade-offs due to social interactions, yet social systems expand the set of possible trade-offs affecting a species evolution—by introducing asymmetric ...

A battle is being waged over kin and kind: Did cooperation evolve in humans and other animals because it helped relatives? Or because it promoted group living? A school of thought known as inclusive ...

Would you rather give than receive? Do you believe that anyone ever acts with pure, selfless altruism? Do humans always “give” to “get” a little something in return whether it be an actual ...

New research shows that family ties and traits such as manipulation, sacrifice and selflessness are just as key to survival in parasitic organisms as they are in cognitive species like humans. In ...