The Origin of War: The Evolution of a Male-coalitional Reproductive Strategy, Volume 1 |
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... contest : ' tournaments ' and ' displays ' . An example of a tournament is a fight between two male deer , in which the antlers interlock and a pushing match ensues . The structure of antlers and the behavior of the contestants is ...
... contest : ' tournaments ' and ' displays ' . An example of a tournament is a fight between two male deer , in which the antlers interlock and a pushing match ensues . The structure of antlers and the behavior of the contestants is ...
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... contest each contestant receives a payoff . The expected payoff to individual X in a contest with individual Y is written E ( X , Y ) . The payoff is a measure of a change in the fitness of X as a result of the contest , and so it is ...
... contest each contestant receives a payoff . The expected payoff to individual X in a contest with individual Y is written E ( X , Y ) . The payoff is a measure of a change in the fitness of X as a result of the contest , and so it is ...
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... contest . The uncorre- lated asymmetries are of special interest because they often serve to settle contests conventionally ( Maynard Smith , 1978 ; Cf. Maynard Smith , 1974 ; 1976 ; Parker , 1974 ; Maynard Smith & Parker , 1976 ...
... contest . The uncorre- lated asymmetries are of special interest because they often serve to settle contests conventionally ( Maynard Smith , 1978 ; Cf. Maynard Smith , 1974 ; 1976 ; Parker , 1974 ; Maynard Smith & Parker , 1976 ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Nonhuman Intergroup Agonistic Behavior and Warfare | 3 |
The Adaptive Rationale | 7 |
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adaptive agonistic behavior animals attack battle belligerence benefits biological cannibalism causes Chagnon chimpanzees civilization coalitions combat competition complex concept conspecifics contest cooperation correlation costs cultural evolution Darwin defense Dennen E.O. Wilson ecological economic enemy escalation evidence evolutionary evolved existence explain females feud fighting function genes genetic group selection hawk hominid hostility human hunter-gatherers hunting hypothesis inclusive fitness increase individual injury instinct interactions intergroup aggression intergroup conflict involved J.L. Brown killing kin selection kinship less lethal males mates matrilocal Maynard Smith military motives natural selection occur organization Otterbein patterns peace polygyny population predators primate primitive societies primitive warfare Q.Wright races raiding reproductive success result revenge ritual sapiens sexual selection social Social Darwinism sociobiology sociocultural evolution species strategy struggle survival tactics territorial theory Tooby tribal tribes Turney-High variables violence warlike warriors wars weapons women Yanomamö