question archive Female coatis exhibit the following traits: Females and juveniles live in a group for their 8 year lifespans
Female coatis exhibit the following traits: Females and juveniles live in a group for their 8 year lifespans
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Female coatis exhibit the following traits: Females and juveniles live in a group for their 8 year lifespans. When foraging is done for the day, they climb sleeping trees and groom one another to remove harmful parasites. The risk of a donor obtaining a parasite from grooming a recipient is negligible. Recent immigrants to the group groom others more than they receive grooming, while longtime members groom without preference for kin. Infrequent givers of grooming have been observed leaving their social group, never to return. A. Do you believe coatis have evolved reciprocal altruism in this behavior? Evaluate the 5 requirements necessary for reciprocal altruism when justifying your decision. The justification is the most important part. B. If the coatis instead only groomed their close kin of harmful parasites, which requirement would immediately be violated? Hint: think of Hamilton's rule
