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green-beard effect: a standalone construct

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Behavioural ecology

gene that produces a visible trait, recognizes that trait in others and directs help or harm toward them accordingly.

In behavioural ecology, green-beard effect refers to gene that produces a visible trait, recognizes that trait in others and directs help or harm toward them accordingly. This meaning comes from Keller (1998) in Nature.[1]

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References

  1. Keller, L., & Ross, K. G. (1998). Selfish genes: a green beard in the red fire ant. Nature, 394(6693), 573-575. https://doi.org/10.1038/29064

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