Kinship and the Development of Social Preferences

Abstract

(from the chapter) examine from both proximate and ultimate perspectives the role of genetic relatedness in the development and expression of social preferences /// stress the discrimination or recognition component that frequently underlies the preferential treatment of genetic relatives /// focus on discriminations that seem to have biological validity in that they have been observed in species-typical circumstances and presumably contribute to the reproductive survival of the individuals that exhibit them /// inclusive fitness and kin selection / optimal mate choice / phenotype matching / genetic recognition