The following parts of this question are in reference to a lion helping her sist

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The following parts of this question are in reference to a lion helping her sister to raise cubs in a pride.
A. Kin selection can explain helping behavior when:
Brsister's off - Croff (<, =, >) 0 (Pick the correct symbol)

B. What is the "helper lion's" relatedness to her sister's offspring (rsister's off)?

C. What is the "helper lion's" relatedness to her own offspring (roff)?

D.The "helper lion's" sister can raise 6 kittens if helped, and can raise only 2 if not helped. What is the benefit from helping (B)?

E. While she is helping her sister raise kittens, the "helper lion" has one kitten of her own. If she did not help her sister, she would be able to raise 2 kittens. What is the cost of helping (C)?

F. Can kin selection explain the helping behavior through the equation above? Show your work.

Any help is appreciated, especially the equations, or information to help me solve it. Thank you very much.

Explanation / Answer

A.> B.brother lion relatedness C.brother lion to her own offspring D. because of helping helper lions sister can raise 6 kittens E.the cost is equal(=) F.if there is help then 6>2 if there is no help then 2 kittens

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