What about the situation where individuals within a population follow different strategies - which in total add up to greater flexibility and survival as a species? For instance, many individuals who are essentially monogamous with a few who are promiscuous.
Also - there are plenty of pathogens that allow the host to reproduce before killing it.
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Date: 2008-Sep-07, Sunday 12:09 am (UTC)Also - there are plenty of pathogens that allow the host to reproduce before killing it.