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The environmental conditions that affect conflict between parent and child.
Introduction
To understand parent–offspring conflict and its ecological influences, Hamilton’s rule is presented, which provides the basic logic for these conflicts. Life history theory is then briefly discussed, and the logic of these two approaches is used to understand how multiple ecological influences can affect parent–offspring conflict. Hamilton’s rule defines the parameters by which altruistic behavior can evolve by natural selection. Thus, Hamilton’s rule is a foundation for kin selection theory (Hamilton 1964a, b). Hamilton’s rule states that altruistic behavior can evolve if rB > C, where C is the cost to the altruist, B is the benefit to the recipient, and r is the coefficient of relatedness. The coefficient of relatedness can range from 0 to 1 and represents the probability that, at any...
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Reynolds, J.J. (2016). Ecological Influences on Parent–Offspring Conflict. In: Shackelford, T., Weekes-Shackelford, V. (eds) Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16999-6_3689-1
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