Socially Enforced Nepotism: How Norms and Reputation Can Amplify Kin Altruism

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About the Authors

Doug Jones

* E-mail: douglas.jones@anthro.utah.edu

Affiliation Department of Anthropology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America

The author has declared that no competing interests exist.

Analyzed the data: DJ. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: DJ. Wrote the paper: DJ.

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