The evolution of human altruism towards non-kin through sexual selection

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The evolution of human altruism towards non-kin through sexual selection

Altruistic or selfless behaviour is a major puzzle for evolutionary biology which predicts competition between organisms in the struggle for existence. One explanation for altruism towards non-kin proposes that it evolved as a reliable signal of individual quality to others, including potential mate...

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Main Author:	Phillips, Tim
Format:	Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:	English
Published:	2008
Subjects:	Altruism sexual selection mate preference towards altruistic traits mate choice heritability of mate preference and preferred trait motivation to volunteer
Online Access:	https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/10466/

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