Behaviour by an individual that increases the fitness of another individual while decreasing the fitness of the actor

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The altruism equation : seven scientists search for the origins of goodness / Lee Alan Dugatkin.

Evolved morality : the biology and philosophy of human conscience / edited by Frans B.M. de Waal, Patricia Smith Churchland, Telmo Pievani and Stefano Parmigiani.

The price of altruism : George Price and the search for the origins of kindness / Oren Harman.

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Altruistic behavior in animals

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The altruism equation : seven scientists search for the origins of goodness / Lee Alan Dugatkin.

Evolved morality : the biology and philosophy of human conscience / edited by Frans B.M. de Waal, Patricia Smith Churchland, Telmo Pievani and Stefano Parmigiani.

The price of altruism : George Price and the search for the origins of kindness / Oren Harman.