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Kin Selection

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Kin selection is a process by which natural selection favors a trait because of its positive effects on the reproductive success of an organism's relatives, even at a cost to the organism's own survival and reproduction, and can lead to the evolution of altruistic behavior.

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Proposed YearSourced to the subject's own account
1964 1
Proposed BySourced to the subject's own account
W.D. Hamilton 1
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Additional Source Kin Selection (Wikipedia)Historical overview section (edge: proposed-by, Hamilton)
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1. Kin Selection (Wikipedia)
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  • Lead section (entity-description)
    Kin selection is a process whereby natural selection favours a trait due to its positive effects on the reproductive success of an organism's relatives, even when at a cost to the organism's own survival and reproduction. Kin selection can lead to the evolution of altruistic behaviour.
  • Lead section (proposed-year)
    It was not until 1964 that W.D. Hamilton generalised the concept and developed it mathematically (resulting in Hamilton's rule) that it began to be widely accepted.
  • Lead section (proposed-by)
    It was not until 1964 that W.D. Hamilton generalised the concept and developed it mathematically (resulting in Hamilton's rule) that it began to be widely accepted.
  • Proposed By: W. D. Hamilton, Historical overview section (edge: proposed-by, Hamilton)
    W. D. Hamilton, in 1963 and especially in 1964 generalised the concept and developed it mathematically, showing that it holds for genes even when they are not rare, deriving Hamilton's rule and defining a new quantity known as an individual's inclusive fitness.
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