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Hamilton’s rule predicts anticipated social support in humans

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Hamilton’s rule predicts that individuals should be more likely to altruistically help closer kin and this theory is well supported from zoological studies of nonhumans. In contrast, there is a paucity of relevant human data. This is largely due to the difficulties of either experimentally testing relatives or of collecting data on genuinely costly cooperation. We test Hamilton’s rule in humans by seeing if the availability of help in times of crises is predicted by the degree of genetic rela...

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Published
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Peer reviewed

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10.1093/beheco/aru165

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
Experimental Psychology
Role:
Author
Publisher:
Oxford University Press Publisher's website
Journal:
Behavioral Ecology Journal website
Volume:
26
Issue:
1
Pages:
130-137
Publication date:
2014-09-29
Acceptance date:
2014-08-19
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EISSN:
1465-7279
ISSN:
1045-2249
Language:
English
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pubs:524245
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uuid:37627307-09d4-4348-9571-54fe032a7801
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pubs:524245
Source identifiers:
524245
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2019-08-02

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