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IANAB either, but pack survival could have a role in gene transmission, it would just be more indirect. Suppose pack A is full of extreme non-depressives and B
by danteembermage 17y ago
IANAB either, but pack survival could have a role in gene transmission, it would just be more indirect. Suppose pack A is full of extreme non-depressives and B is depressive. Highlander style, only one male in A will survive while B can maintain a back-up stock in case accident befalls the alpha.
That said I don't see why the gene expression couldn't be:
if (alpha) {
act like alpha
} else {
act depressed
}
individually beneficial and pack beneficial simultaneously.