出典:Wiktionary
出典:Wikipedia
出典:『Wikipedia』 (2011/06/20 08:38 UTC 版)
Kin selection refers to apparent strategies in evolution that favor the reproductive success of an organism's relatives, even at a cost to their own survival and/or reproduction. The classic example is a eusocial insect colony, in which sterile females act as workers to assist their mother in the production of additional offspring.