Evolutionary biologists define altruism as behavior that:

A. decreases the reproductive success of an individual but benefits the reproductive success of another individual
B. benefits the reproductive success of another individual without having any effect on the fitness of the individual doing the altruism
C. increases the reproductive success of an individual but decreases the reproductive success of another individual
D. benefits the reproductive success of both the individual doing the altruism and the other individual involved


A. decreases the reproductive success of an individual but benefits the reproductive success of another individual

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