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... INCLUSIVE FITNESS as a quantitative mea- sure of total genetic success via personal reproduction and effects on rela- Table 4 The Coefficient of Relatedness of Certain Relatives and Inclusive Fitness Relationship Coefficient of ...
... INCLUSIVE FITNESS as a quantitative mea- sure of total genetic success via personal reproduction and effects on rela- Table 4 The Coefficient of Relatedness of Certain Relatives and Inclusive Fitness Relationship Coefficient of ...
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... inclusive fitness . Opponents of sociobiology could demolish not only sociobiology as applied to human beings but evolutionary theory in general if they could show that any basic human ability consistently reduces the inclusive fitness ...
... inclusive fitness . Opponents of sociobiology could demolish not only sociobiology as applied to human beings but evolutionary theory in general if they could show that any basic human ability consistently reduces the inclusive fitness ...
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... inclusive fitness as a celibate priest than by trying to form a family of his own . We have argued that birth control can be and often has been used in ways that contribute to individual genetic success . It is indisputable , how- ever ...
... inclusive fitness as a celibate priest than by trying to form a family of his own . We have argued that birth control can be and often has been used in ways that contribute to individual genetic success . It is indisputable , how- ever ...
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NATURAL SELECTION | 5 |
Alternative Hypotheses | 11 |
Experimental Tests of Evolutionary Predictions | 17 |
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