The Success of Altruistic Behavior Hinges on the Ability to Distinguish

question 2

Multiple Choice

The success of altruistic behavior hinges on the ability to distinguish kin from unrelated individuals.Hamilton proposed that an allele that produces a distinctive trait (i.e.,the greenbeard effect) ,along with altruistic behavior directed at the bearers of this trait,could drive such an altruistic allele to high frequencies in a population.This scenario has been discovered and studied in ________.

• A) black-tailed prairie dogs
• B) red squirrels
• C) Belding's ground squirrel
• D) slime molds