Lifetime monogamy and the evolution of eusociality.

Volume: 364, Issue: 1533, Pages: 3191 - 3207
Published: Nov 12, 2009
Abstract
All evidence currently available indicates that obligatory sterile eusocial castes only arose via the association of lifetime monogamous parents and offspring. This is consistent with Hamilton’s rule (brs . roc), but implies that relatedness cancels out of the equation because average relatedness to siblings (rs )a nd offspring (ro) are both predictably 0.5. This equality implies that any infinitesimally small benefit of helping at the maternal...
Paper Details
Title
Lifetime monogamy and the evolution of eusociality.
Published Date
Nov 12, 2009
Volume
364
Issue
1533
Pages
3191 - 3207
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