Inclusive fitness theory and eusociality.

Journal article

Arising from M. A. Nowak, C. E. Tarnita and 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.

Authors: Abbot, P; Abe, J; Alcock, J; Alizon, S; Alpedrinha, J

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Nature
• Volume: 471
• Issue: 7339
• Pages: E1-E4
• Publication date: 2011-03-01
• DOI: 10.1038/nature09831
• EISSN: 1476-4687
• ISSN: 0028-0836
• Language: English
• Keywords: Female; Genetics, Population; Humans; Altruism; Phenotype; Biological Evolution; Models, Biological; Game Theory; Animals; Male; Sex Ratio; Genetic Fitness; Heredity; Reproducibility of Results; Selection, Genetic; Cooperative Behavior