Re: Hamilton's rule
- From: "Perplexed in Peoria" <jimmenegay@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2005 11:52:50 -0400 (EDT)
"Catherine Woodgold" <an588@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:dj1v9k$1pcv$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Guy Hoelzer (hoelzer@xxxxxxx) writes:
> > Just for the record, I never argued that "r" is frequency dependent, and
> > that is not my position.
>
> If in the inequality instead of "r" you use "R", the
> ratio between cost and benefit below which the
> altruistic choice will increase the rate of the
> altruistic gene, then in a diploid species R is
> dependent on how common that gene is in the
> population. It even gets negative sometimes, I think.
Disagree. The threshold (call it R) for c/b, above which
altruism is selectively disadvantageous, is independent of
the frequency of the gene for altruism.
If you believe otherwise, I would like to hear your argument.
.
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