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At the same time it should ideally be not much greater than this lower limit,
because the animal will unnecessarily expose itself to predators by traversing
excess terrain (E.O. Wilson, 1975). 'Territory' is an area occupied more or less ...
At the same time it should ideally be not much greater than this lower limit,
because the animal will unnecessarily expose itself to predators by traversing
excess terrain (E.O. Wilson, 1975). 'Territory' is an area occupied more or less ...
Page 150
Many more species, including primates, show coordinated group defense and
sometimes quite elaborate and 'clever' evasive tactics and complex patterns
resembling military maneuvers (see especially E.O. Wilson [1975] for examples).
Many more species, including primates, show coordinated group defense and
sometimes quite elaborate and 'clever' evasive tactics and complex patterns
resembling military maneuvers (see especially E.O. Wilson [1975] for examples).
Page 152
The evolutionary rationale underlying social insect organized defense and
warfare, E.O. Wilson (1975) explains, is altruism: because the workers are
reproductive neuters devoted to the sustenance of the queen and maximum
production of ...
The evolutionary rationale underlying social insect organized defense and
warfare, E.O. Wilson (1975) explains, is altruism: because the workers are
reproductive neuters devoted to the sustenance of the queen and maximum
production of ...
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Contents
Introduction | 1 |
The Concept and Characteristics of War in Primitive Societies | 69 |
Nonhuman Intergroup Agonistic Behavior and Warfare | 143 |
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| Title | The Origin of War: The Evolution of a Male-coalitional Reproductive Strategy, Volume 1 The Origin of War: The Evolution of a Male-coalitional Reproductive Strategy, J. van der Dennen |
| Author | J. van der Dennen |
| Publisher | Origin Press, 1995 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 6 Oct 2008 |
| Length | 863 pages |
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