Sex linked altruism: A stepping stone in the evolution of social behaviour?

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ID Serval
serval:BIB_23F87E2C2408
Type
Article: article d'un périodique ou d'un magazine.
Collection
Publications
Titre
Sex linked altruism: A stepping stone in the evolution of social behaviour?
Périodique
Journal of Evolutionary Biology
Auteur⸱e⸱s
Kawecki T.J.
ISSN
1010-061X
Statut éditorial
Publié
Date de publication
1991
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
4
Numéro
3
Pages
487-500
Langue
anglais
Résumé
A verbal model is presented for a mechanism that enhances the probability of the evolution of altruism in diploids if the gene for altruism arises on the X chromosome. If the altruism takes place between sibs of the homogametic sex, the condition for spread of a sex-linked gene for altruism is less stringent than for an autosomal gene. Then, with altruistic behavior present, selection for increased efficiency (benefit cost ratio) may raise the efficiency above the autosomal threshold before autosomal modifiers are widespread enough to eliminate the behavior. The results of computer simulations confirms that, if the initial benefit/cost ratio is lower than 2, sex-linkage can make the evolution of altruism more likely.
Mots-clé
altruism, kin selection, sex-linkage
Web of science
Open Access
Oui
Création de la notice
19/11/2007 10:48
Dernière modification de la notice
20/08/2019 14:01
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