Foundations of Social Evolution
Princeton University Press eBooksPublished 31 December 1998
Steven A. Frank
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Preface1Introduction32Natural Selection73Hamilton's Rule454Direct and Inclusive Fitness595Dynamics of Correlated Phenotypes796Relatedness as Information947Demography and Kin Selection1148Reproductive Value1349Sex Allocation: Marginal Value17210Sex Allocation: Kin Selection19111Sex Allocation: Reproductive Value21412Conclusions243References249Author Index261Subject Index264
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