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altruism

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an individuals behaviour that benits another’s fitness at self expense

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example of an altruistic primate behaviour

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vervet monkey s giving predator calls

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group selection

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wyneed edwards theory 1962; unit of selection is the group

‘whats good for the species is food for the individul’

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kin selection

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altruism among biological relatives (shared genes= extension of the individual)

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example of kin selective behaviour in a primate

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marmosets; will ‘wing man’ the more attractive brother as more offspring acan be produced by him

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inclusive fitness

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an individuals TOTAL fitness measured by direct/indirect fitness effects of an action

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direct benefits of inclusive fitness

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own reproductive success

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indirect benefits of inclusive fitness

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the success of a relative= some of YOUR genes keep going

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hamiltons rule

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degree of relatedness (r)= determines the extent of collaboration

c< bXr

where c= costs of act to individual
b= benefits of act to recipitent
r= degree of relatedness between individuals

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reciprocal altruism

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form of mutliaims; self-cost beahaviour taken under assumption it will ‘pay off’ with an equally valuable act

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multi-level selection

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the OVERALL fitness of a group is increased by collaborating altruists:

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what needs to happen for multi level selection altruism to work

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  1. each altruist can perform simila acts of altruism
  2. repeated interactions
  3. low dispersal rates
  4. egaliterian social systems
  5. cheatesr must be punished to enforce altruism as a norm
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hare and tan 2013 studied…and found…

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bonobos! they are unique apes who prefer interacting with strangers than with own group (more likely to share food) = expand their social network!

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summary of altruism

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a single altruist must have lower fitness when surrounded by a goup of selfish individuals

BUT

an individual living in a group of altruists has higher fitness than an individual in a group of selfish members

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kurland 1977: evidence of japanese macaques

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close female kin spend more time together to support each other;
hence groom each other more and fight less

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vervet monkeys and kin selection example

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response faster to calls of kin in fights and especially to kin who recently groomed them

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chimp society kin selection

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male ‘brother’ bands

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male rhesus monkey kin selection

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natal dispersal occur; brothers tend to stay togther more and support rank rising

alianceses more likely and more mating sharing

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alloparenting; benefits?

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group parenting and cooperative breeding:

  1. allows for children to slowly development= leads to larger brains
  2. mothers conserve energy
  3. increased predator protection
  4. increased access to resources
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critique of group selection

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selfish would outcompete altruists faster as they would have a higher alturistic effect

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who proposed the idea of multi-level selection

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sober 1993

sloan wilson 1997

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misplaced parent hypothesis

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by Sarah Hrdy:
cute helpless kids give signals that attract adults to care for it (hence altricial infant species tend to have cooperative behaviour)

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when might parents help a kin

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when no self0serving option is availiable (only when excess food)

when there is a dominance structure (subordinates care for dominants like in meerkats)

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psedupregnancies

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subordinate allomothers have fake preganancies to provide milk for dominant mother (like in meer kats)

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advantages of allomothering for a mom

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parents trust others with kids= conserve her energy, improve nutrition and stay safe from predators

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how does allomothering increase the lifetime success of a mother

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allows for LIFETIME reproductive success to increase;

  • earlier weaning
  • more time for sex
  • better resources/nutrient access
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cognition aspect of allmothers?

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theory of mind; emphaethical intution of mental state of others= henc elikliehood to help higher

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examples of allomothering: hanuman langur monkeys

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matrilliean, flexible dominance systems that allow for temporary infant handling

> > 50% of primates tolerate allomothers as a result

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examples of allomothering: humans

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hunter-gatehres hold new borns

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examples of allomothering: colobine monkeys

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reduced intragroup feeding competition–> changes dominance hierarchy as benefits are gained b carrying communtally to individual fitness

cercopithecines in contrast are more possesive of offspring

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who studied allomothering in colobine monkeys

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mckenna 1979

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andreas paul studied….. and found….

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infant handling in primates:

  • -> females are INTERESTED in babies
  • -> species with egalitarian domiannce systems are more relaxed about allomothering
  • species with nepotlistics hierarchical societies have lower maternal tolerance
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barbary macaques and allomothering

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are polygynadrous, male dispersed, female philopatries; but still NICER with each other

so more infant handling despite being cercopithecines:
- 20% infant handling by others in a day

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red colobus and allomothering

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no infant handling in red colobus; yes infant handling in black and white colobus (variation)

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ESS

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evolutionary stable strategy in prissoners dilemna

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tit for tat strategy

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in game theory; if one person cooperates the other shoudl too and vice verca

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relatedness threhold for altruism affects..

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if kins fail to recognize each other= cant benefit inclusive fitness from preferential treatment

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how do kins recognize each other?

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  • phenotypic matching
  • olfactory/visual cues
  • familitarty
  • learned behaviour
  • socialization
  • age
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cheney-seyqorth studied… and found…

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vervet responses to recordings of kin/dominant group members=
found that rank/kin determine the level of concern/response of the subject to the call

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how do rhesus macaques rcognize kin

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age similiatiries

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3 important components of an alliance to work

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conflict resolution

cooperation

maintaining the relationship (sociality and cognition)

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examples of perimates that identity kin/non kin in hierarchies

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vervety monkeys
baboons
macaques

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how do primates identify allies

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kin/vs non kin

rank

who recentl groomed you

partners (grooming or sexual)

44
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what do hr macaques do in relationships

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try to maintain them

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why is there greater social symmetry in chimps

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as HR chimps try to maintain relationships also in subordinate chimps to maintain their own dominance but also still appease the subordinates

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four steps that might happen when conflict breaks out

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  1. tolerance
  2. aggression
  3. avoidance
  4. reconclliation

(relational model dewaal 1990)

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kin biases in behaviour

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  1. social grooming more common among kin
  2. primates form coalitions with close kin
  3. kin support affects social structure and is used as a reproductive strategy
  4. kin selection important in cooperative breind gsystems
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rober trivers; conditions for resicoproal altruism

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  1. frequent interaction
  2. ability to track support given
  3. ability to reciportate similar support
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robin dunbar; function of grooming

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establish sociality

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dewaal; function of grooming

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minimize aggresion and factiliate reconciliation after conflict

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how does kin relationshisp affect social structures in baboons

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maternal rank can be transfeered in kenyan baboons

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matrillines and kins

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maternal kin cna occupy rank of moms

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ranking within matrrilines

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moms> daughters (older siblings< younger siblings)

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genetic chimersim function

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increases paterntity certaintiy in habitual twining primates, like marmosets, to allow for two parents to ‘share’ children

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when does kinship not predict affliation (example)

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unrelated male savananna baboons form affliations

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kin based coalitions; when?

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during dispersal (ring tailed lemurs)

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dispersals in males; where do they enter the hierarch

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at the bottom= as they grow older and mature (physically and socially) they rise in ranks

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where are polyspecific common

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in fragmented habitats where its hard to find conspecicis

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benefits of polyspceific associatiosn

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  1. foraging

1. predadtor protection (detection, defence, deterrance and dilustion by safety in numbers; herd)