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The authors thank Nina Fefferman and several anonymous reviewers for comments that greatly improved the manuscript. The authors especially thank Kim Sterelny, editor, for advice and encouragement during the review and acceptance process.

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    Benjamin E. Hardisty

  2. College of Arts and Sciences, USF St. Petersburg, 140 7th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL, 33701, USA

    Deby L. Cassill

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Hardisty, B.E., Cassill, D.L. Extending eusociality to include vertebrate family units. Biol Philos 25, 437–440 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10539-009-9176-8

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