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Kin selection for cooperation in natural bacterial populations

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1 Published in 2022 at "Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America"

DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2119070119

Abstract: Significance Bacteria secrete many molecules outside the cell, where they provide benefits to other cells. One potential reason for producing these “public goods” is that they benefit closely related cells that share the gene for… read more here.

Keywords: cooperation natural; natural bacterial; kin selection; selection cooperation ... See more keywords

The kin selection theory of genomic imprinting and modes of reproduction in the eusocial Hymenoptera

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1 Published in 2022 at "Biological Reviews"

DOI: 10.1111/brv.12925

Abstract: Genomic imprinting is known from flowering plants and mammals but has not been confirmed for the Hymenoptera even though the eusocial Hymenoptera are prime candidates for this peculiar form of gene expression. Here, the kin… read more here.

Keywords: genomic imprinting; hymenoptera; kin selection; selection theory ... See more keywords

Nations as Natural Families: From Kin Selection to Multilevel Selection

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0 Published in 2025 at "Nations and Nationalism"

DOI: 10.1111/nana.70023

Abstract: In nationalism studies, nations are often viewed as artificial constructs. By contrast, many sociobiologists see nations as natural families or kin groups. They explain altruism and shared ancestry among co‐nationals through kin selection theory, which… read more here.

Keywords: multilevel selection; kin selection; natural families; nations natural ... See more keywords

Kin Selection in the RNA World

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1 Published in 2017 at "Life"

DOI: 10.3390/life7040053

Abstract: Various steps in the RNA world required cooperation. Why did life’s first inhabitants, from polymerases to synthetases, cooperate? We develop kin selection models of the RNA world to answer these questions. We develop a very… read more here.

Keywords: rna world; kin selection; cooperation; selection rna ... See more keywords

Female philopatry may influence antipredatory behavior in a solitary mammal

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0 Published in 2025 at "PeerJ"

DOI: 10.7717/peerj.18933

Abstract: Whether neighboring individuals are related or not has a number of important ecological & evolutionary ramifications. Kin selection resulting from philopatry can play an important role in social and antipredatory behavior. Ground squirrels exhibit alarm… read more here.

Keywords: philopatry may; antipredatory behavior; kin selection; philopatry ... See more keywords