In biology, altruism refers to behaviour by an individual that increases the fitness of another individual while decreasing their own. Altruism in this...
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In evolutionary biology, reciprocal altruism is a behaviour whereby an organism acts in a manner that temporarily reduces its fitness while increasing...
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Altruism is the principle and practice of concern for the well-being and/or happiness of other humans or animals above oneself. While objects of altruistic...
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Competitive altruism is a possible mechanism for the persistence of cooperative behaviors, specifically those that are performed unconditionally. The theory...
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communication – seek shelter – migration (ecology) Fixed action pattern Altruism (biology) Outline of ecology Ecosystems: Ecology – Biodiversity – habitat –...
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Green-beard effect (redirect from Green beard altruism)
green-beard effect is a thought experiment used in evolutionary biology to explain selective altruism among individuals of a species. The idea of a green-beard...
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Parochial altruism is a concept in social psychology, evolutionary biology, and anthropology that describes altruism towards an in-group, often accompanied...
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Kin selection (redirect from Kin altruism)
2007). "Social semantics: altruism, cooperation, mutualism, strong reciprocity and group selection". Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 20 (2): 415–432. doi:10...
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Biological determinism (category Philosophy of biology)
Thompson, G. J.; Hurd, P. L.; Crespi, B. J. (2013). "Genes underlying altruism". Biology Letters. 9 (6): 20130395. doi:10.1098/rsbl.2013.0395. PMC 3871336...
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significance, but it's completely different from the altruism in biological sciences. In evolutionary biology, altruism is an individual behavior that benefits another...
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Sociobiology (redirect from Social biology)
to explain the evolutionary mechanics behind social behaviors such as altruism, aggression, and nurturance, primarily in ants (Wilson's own research specialty)...
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are associated with general mental ability, head circumference or altruism". Biology Letters. 3 (2): 157–60. doi:10.1098/rsbl.2006.0586. PMC 2104484. PMID 17251122...
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Tit for tat (category Altruism)
cooperative. If not, the agent is not. This is similar to reciprocal altruism in biology. Tit-for-tat has been very successfully used as a strategy for the...
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Inclusive fitness (redirect from Altruism gene)
2007). "Social semantics: altruism, cooperation, mutualism, strong reciprocity and group selection". Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 20 (2): 415–432. doi:10...
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Biological interaction (redirect from Neutralism (biology))
species. Altruism (biology) Animal sexual behaviour Biological pump – interaction between marine animals and carbon forms Cheating (biology) Collective...
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Helping behavior (category Evolutionary biology)
sharing, comforting, rescuing and helping). Altruism is distinguished from helping behavior in this way: Altruism refers to prosocial behaviors that are carried...
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are associated with general mental ability, head circumference or altruism". Biology Letters. 3 (2): 157–60. doi:10.1098/rsbl.2006.0586. PMC 2104484. PMID 17251122...
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The history of biology traces the study of the living world from ancient to modern times. Although the concept of biology as a single coherent field arose...
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(2000). "Population viscosity and the evolution of altruism" (PDF). Journal of Theoretical Biology. 204 (4): 481–496. Bibcode:2000JThBi.204..481M. CiteSeerX 10...
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are associated with general mental ability, head circumference or altruism". Biology Letters. 3 (2): 157–60. doi:10.1098/rsbl.2006.0586. PMC 2104484. PMID 17251122...
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Mutual Aid: A Factor of Evolution (category Mutualism (biology))
and altruism (when one member of a species aids another) in biology. Examples of altruism in animals include kin selection and reciprocal altruism. Douglas...
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Ethology (redirect from Behavioral biology)
life to save the rest of the group. These behaviours may be examples of altruism. Not all behaviours are altruistic, as indicated by the table below. For...
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The Selfish Gene (category Biology books)
"purpose" in writing The Selfish Gene is "to examine the biology of selfishness and altruism." He does this by supporting the claim that "gene selfishness...
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and evolutionary representation of altruism. He also pioneered the application of game theory to evolutionary biology, in a co-authored 1973 paper with...
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Human genetic enhancement (category Molecular biology)
Thompson GJ, Hurd PL, Crespi BJ (23 December 2013). "Genes underlying altruism". Biology Letters. 9 (6): 20130395. doi:10.1098/rsbl.2013.0395. PMC 3871336...
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Evolution of morality (category Evolutionary biology)
aid, sympathy and empathy, direct and indirect reciprocity, altruism and reciprocal altruism, conflict resolution and peacemaking, deception and deception...
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The altruism theory of voting is a model of voter behavior which states that if citizens in a democracy have "social" preferences for the welfare of others...
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The relationship between biology and sexual orientation is a subject of on-going research. While scientists do not know the exact cause of sexual orientation...
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Pan (genus) (redirect from Pan (biology))
"Human-like altruism shown in chimpanzees". Science Daily. June 25, 2007. Retrieved August 11, 2007. Bradley, B. (1999). "Levels of selection, altruism, and...
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Gene-centered view of evolution (category Evolutionary biology)
viewpoint argue that it permits understanding of diverse phenomena such as altruism and intragenomic conflict that are otherwise difficult to explain from...
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