The Origin of War: The Evolution of a Male-coalitional Reproductive Strategy, Volume 1 |
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... genes ( Dawkins , 1976 et seq .; Wind , 1982 et seq .; Cronin , 1991 ) . Interestingly , we may expect conflict even at this level of ' selfish ' genes : Intragenomic conflict . There are now known , for example , to be genes causing ...
... genes ( Dawkins , 1976 et seq .; Wind , 1982 et seq .; Cronin , 1991 ) . Interestingly , we may expect conflict even at this level of ' selfish ' genes : Intragenomic conflict . There are now known , for example , to be genes causing ...
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... genes ; genes are the only serious candidates for units of selection , not individual organisms , and not demes , groups , populations , species , etc. But if organisms are not replicators , what are they ? The answer is that they are ...
... genes ; genes are the only serious candidates for units of selection , not individual organisms , and not demes , groups , populations , species , etc. But if organisms are not replicators , what are they ? The answer is that they are ...
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... gene in a genome will have been selected , among other things , for its compatibility with other genes in that genome , its contribution to their joint endeavour . And yet warring factions can arise even among genes that share a body ...
... gene in a genome will have been selected , among other things , for its compatibility with other genes in that genome , its contribution to their joint endeavour . And yet warring factions can arise even among genes that share a body ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Nonhuman Intergroup Agonistic Behavior and Warfare | 3 |
The Adaptive Rationale | 7 |
Copyright | |
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