The genetical evolution of social behaviour. I

1964/07/01 by W.D. Hamilton, W D Hamilton · 1 voice · 15,922 citations
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paper · doi:10.1016/0022-5193(64)90038-4

published in Journal of Theoretical Biology 7(1), 1-16 (Elsevier BV)

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