The Elusive Calculus of Insects’ Altruism and Kin Selection

The Elusive Calculus of Insects’ Altruism and Kin Selection

  • April 17, 2018
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The Elusive Calculus of Insects’ Altruism and Kin Selection

How the ultra-cooperative behavior of ants, bees and other social insects could have evolved continues to challenge formal analysis. But a new theory that includes hedging bets against nature’s unpredictability may help to change the math and shift the debate.

Source: quantamagazine.org

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