A solution to the collective action problem in between-group conflict with within-group inequality
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A solution to the collective action problem in between-group conflict with within-group inequality
Conflict with conspecifics from neighbouring groups over territory, mating opportunities and other resources is observed in many social organisms, including humans. Here we investigate the evolutionary origins of social instincts, as shaped by selection resulting from between-group conflict in the presence of a collective action problem. We focus on the effects of the differences between indivi...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Nature Communications
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms4526