I think suicide is a more complex issue than this.  I think the reasons that someone is killing themselves would also determine what kind of selective pressures are at work and which are not.  But in the end, we have to look at suicide as well as a selective force especially to whatever extent the person is killing themselves prior to reproduction.


Part of the problem lies in that we say things like "stronger," rather than "fitter" which can distract the issue somewhat.  The fittest person is not necessarily the strongest and vice versa.  The fittest more likely is that treacherous one who will keep on scheming right through the midst of a crisis, while everyone else is just trying to figure out what is going on! ;)

Love,

-Jake