Concepts
4 concepts
theory
kin selection
Natural selection that favors behaviors that benefit relatives, even at a cost to the individual performing the behavior
theory
inclusive fitness
Fitness benefits that include both direct fitness (individual's own reproductive success) and indirect fitness (fitness gained by helping relatives reproduce), weighted by coefficient of relatedness
theory
functionally referential communication
Signals that meet criteria of stimulus-class specificity and contextual independence, where alarm calls are said to be functionally referential when there is tight association between predator type an...
theory
reciprocal altruism
Individuals participate in seemingly altruistic behaviors because they have reciprocal relationships and take turns
