An evolutionary theory of suicide

We analyze a model in which individuals have hereditary reproductive types. The reproductive value of an individual is determined by her reproductive type and the amount of resources she can access. We introduce the possibility of suicide and assume it is also a genetic trait that interacts with the reproductive type of an individual. The main result of the paper is that populations where suicide is possible grow faster than other populations.

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Year of publication:	2013
Authors:	Szentes, Balázs ; Thomas, Caroline D.
Published in:	Games. - Basel : MDPI, ISSN 2073-4336. - Vol. 4.2013, 3, p. 426-436
Publisher:	Basel : MDPI
Subject:	suicide \| evolution \| group selection

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Type of publication:	Article
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Article
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	10.3390/g4030426 [DOI] 766446972 [GVK] hdl:10419/98524 [Handle]
Source:	EconStor

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