The Origin of War: The Evolution of a Male-coalitional Reproductive Strategy, Volume 1 |
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... occur at low rates , and those that do occur usually concern access to a clumped , desirable resource , such as a fruiting tree , rather than a range boundary . This occurs among e.g. , capuchins , red howlers , baboons , and mangabeys ...
... occur at low rates , and those that do occur usually concern access to a clumped , desirable resource , such as a fruiting tree , rather than a range boundary . This occurs among e.g. , capuchins , red howlers , baboons , and mangabeys ...
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... occur . Where a number of small populations of extended kin are relatively isolated from each other , conflicts between groups can and will occur if resources are insufficient to support all of them . In that case , a behavior that ...
... occur . Where a number of small populations of extended kin are relatively isolated from each other , conflicts between groups can and will occur if resources are insufficient to support all of them . In that case , a behavior that ...
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... occur when current rewards reinforce the wrong actions . Since undesirable consequences occur only after a considerable time lag , punishment has little effect on inhibiting future recurrence of the same trap . The negative consequences ...
... occur when current rewards reinforce the wrong actions . Since undesirable consequences occur only after a considerable time lag , punishment has little effect on inhibiting future recurrence of the same trap . The negative consequences ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Nonhuman Intergroup Agonistic Behavior and Warfare | 3 |
The Adaptive Rationale | 7 |
Copyright | |
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