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Kin-selection theory predicts that an individual's inclusive fitness should be affected by any interaction involving a relative. This may sometimes lead to the evolution of altruistic or tolerant behaviour towards non-relatives who can influence the fitness of relatives. Selective pressure for non-relatives to behave altruistically towards each other in such situations may not be reciprocal.
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Carlisle, T.R. Altruism between in-laws: Some predictions from kin-selection theory. Behav Ecol Sociobiol 8, 157–159 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00300829
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