Hamilton's inclusive fitness maintains heritable altruism polymorphism through rb = c [Evolution]

How can altruism evolve or be maintained in a selfish world? Hamilton’s rule shows that the former process will occur when rb> c—the benefits to the recipients of an altruistic act b, weighted by the relatedness between the social partners r, exceed the costs to the altruists c—drives altruistic...

Source: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - February 20, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Changcao Wang, Xin Lu Tags: Biological Sciences Source Type: research