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Group selection

Group selection is a proposed mechanism of evolution in which natural selection acts at the level of the group, instead of at the level of the individual or gene.

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Kin selection and inclusive fitness theory

Multilevel selection theory

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Group selection

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Group selection

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related to Further reading · 64
Group selection → Altruism, An Empirical Test, Archived, Bergstrom, Bibcode, Bijma, Boyd, Can Group-functional Behaviors Evolve, Carruthers, Cite, CiteSeerX, Cognition, Cultural Group Selection, Culture, Current Anthropology, David Sloan, Economic Perspectives, Ellen, Elliott, Estimating
related to External links · 24
Group selection → Altruism, Binghamton, Bradley, Dowden, Edition, Edward, Elisabeth, Fall, Fieser, Group Selection Theory, Internet Encyclopedia, ISSN, James, Levels, Lloyd, OCLC, Philosophy, Science Creative Quarterly, Selection, The Controversy
related to background · 21
Group selection → Charles Darwin, Darwin, Darwinian, Dawkins, He, If, In, Konrad Lorenz, Lorenz, Lorenz's, Man, Niko Tinbergen, On Aggression, Once Darwinism, Origin, Richard Dawkins, Species, The, The Descent, The Selfish Gene
related to Implications in population biology · 12
Group selection → Altruism, An, By, Darwin, However, In, Individuals, Interactions, The, This, When, Within
related to Kin recognition · 11
Group selection → Any, By, Hamilton, However, Jiang-Nan Yang, Mitteldorf, One, Taylor, This, Under, Wilson
related to Replicator–vehicle problem · 11
Group selection → As, Dawkins, Entities, In, In Nesse's, On, Organisms, Randolph Nesse, Sober's, While, Wilson
related to A revived group selection theory · 10
Group selection → David Sloan Wilson, Elliott Sober, Groups, In, Resurrected, Russian, Sober's, The, They, Wilson
related to Gene-culture coevolution in humans · 9
Group selection → Boyd, Fehr, Gene-culture, It, Middle Pleistocene, Peter, Richerson, Robert Boyd, This
related to Alternative explanation of altruism · 8
Group selection → Fisher, Haldane, Hamilton, In, Inclusive, Kin, The, Unlike
related to Mathematical issues · 8
Group selection → Advocates, Daniel Dennett, Dawkins, Matthijs, Price, The, They, Veelen

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selection group evolution altruism individuals groups kin wilson individual theory social fitness argued altruistic genes gene multilevel behaviour trait species

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Group selectionis aproposed mechanism of evolution in which natural selection acts at the level of the group0.90text
John Maynard Smithinstance ofevolutionary biologists0.80text
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the haplodiploid social insects like honeybeesinstance ofincluding in special situations0.80text
where kin selection explains the behaviour of non-reproductives equally wellinstance ofincluding in special situations0.80text
since the only way for them to reproduce their genes is via kin.In 1994 David Sloan Wilsoninstance ofincluding in special situations0.80text
Elliott Sober argued for multi-level selectioninstance ofincluding in special situations0.80text
including group selectioninstance ofincluding in special situations0.80text
on the grounds that groupsinstance ofincluding in special situations0.80text
like individualsinstance ofincluding in special situations0.80text
could competeinstance ofincluding in special situations0.80text
honeybeesinstance ofWilliams's 1971 book Group Selection assembled writings from many authors on the same theme.It was in the 1960s generally agreed that group selection also applied for eusocial i…0.80text

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