Hamilton's rule kin selection

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Hamilton 1964: altruistic act evolves iff rb > c where r = coefficient of relatedness, b = recipient benefit, c = actor cost (inclusive-fitness theorem). Resolves apparent paradox of social-insect eusociality (haplodiploidy r=0.75 to…

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