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Martin A. Nowak (), Corina E. Tarnita and Edward O. Wilson
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Nature, 2011, vol. 471, issue 7339, E9-E10

Abstract: Abstract Replying to: P. Abbot et al. Nature 471, 10.1038/nature09831 (2011) ; J. J. Boomsma et al. Nature 471, 10.1038/nature09832 (2011) ; J. E. Strassmann et al. Nature 471, 10.1038/nature09833 (2011) ; R. Ferriere & R. E. Michod Nature 471, 10.1038/nature09834 (2011) ; E. A. Herre & W. T. Wcislo Nature 471, 10.1038/nature09835 (2011) Our paper challenges the dominant role of inclusive fitness theory in the study of social evolution1. We show that inclusive fitness theory is not a constructive theory that allows a useful mathematical analysis of evolutionary processes. For studying the evolution of cooperation or eusociality we must instead rely on evolutionary game theory or population genetics. The authors of the five comments2,3,4,5,6 offer the usual defence of inclusive fitness theory, but do not take into account our new results.

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