Communications Biology (Sep 2022)

Maladaptive evolution or how a beneficial mutation may get lost due to nepotism

  • Irith Aloni,
  • Amiyaal Ilany

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-03901-z
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 5, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Evolutionary simulations demonstrate how beneficial mutations may not be preserved in societies characterized by female dominance and social inheritance of rank, such as in spotted hyenas.