The Origin of War: The Evolution of a Male-coalitional Reproductive Strategy, Volume 1 |
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... territorial holders - the ' dear enemy ' phenomenon ( E.O. Wilson , 1975 ) . Clearly , then , a territory can be made energetically more efficient than a home range in which competition is of the pure contest or the pure scramble form ...
... territorial holders - the ' dear enemy ' phenomenon ( E.O. Wilson , 1975 ) . Clearly , then , a territory can be made energetically more efficient than a home range in which competition is of the pure contest or the pure scramble form ...
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... territory by ' instinct ' ( the so - called Territorial Imperative ) . Territory , he admits , does not cause war as such , but those who would transgress territorial boundaries must weigh thereby the strong possibility that war will ...
... territory by ' instinct ' ( the so - called Territorial Imperative ) . Territory , he admits , does not cause war as such , but those who would transgress territorial boundaries must weigh thereby the strong possibility that war will ...
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... territory . Russell ( 1973 ) , however , indicates that the psychocultural element of ' ferocity ' is even more strongly related to territorial expansion . A high level of ferocity may lead to internal fighting and disintegration . It ...
... territory . Russell ( 1973 ) , however , indicates that the psychocultural element of ' ferocity ' is even more strongly related to territorial expansion . A high level of ferocity may lead to internal fighting and disintegration . It ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Nonhuman Intergroup Agonistic Behavior and Warfare | 3 |
The Adaptive Rationale | 7 |
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