Reciprocity (evolution)
Mechanism favouring cooperative traits / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Reciprocity in evolutionary biology refers to mechanisms whereby the evolution of cooperative or altruistic behaviour may be favoured by the probability of future mutual interactions. A corollary is how a desire for revenge can harm the collective and therefore be naturally deselected.
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