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Inclusive fitness theory and eusociality
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Inclusive fitness theory and eusociality

Patrick Abbot, Jun Abe, John Alcock, Samuel Alizon, Joao a C Alpedrinha, Malte Andersson, Jean-Baptiste André, Minus van Baalen, Sigal Balshine, Nick Barton, …
Nature, Vol.471(7339), pp.E1-4
2011
PMCID: PMC3836173
PMID: 21430721

Abstract

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Arising from M. A. Nowak, C. E. Tarnita & E. O. Wilson 466, 1057-1062 (2010); Nowak et al. reply. Nowak et al. argue that inclusive fitness theory has been of little value in explaining the natural world, and that it has led to negligible progress in explaining the evolution of eusociality. However, we believe that their arguments are based upon a misunderstanding of evolutionary theory and a misrepresentation of the empirical literature. We will focus our comments on three general issues.
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