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. 2014 Jun;37(3):268-9.
doi: 10.1017/S0140525X13002963.

Emergent group traits, reproduction, and levels of selection

Samir Okasha  1
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Emergent group traits, reproduction, and levels of selection

Samir Okasha. Behav Brain Sci. 2014 Jun.

Abstract

All group traits, "emergent" or otherwise, are ultimately dependent on the traits and behaviours of the individuals that constitute the group. Unless a process of "group reproduction" is envisaged, this means that the evolution of group traits can in principle be studied in an individualistic way, by studying the dynamics of the underlying individual traits on which they depend.

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  • Group-level traits emerge.
    Smaldino PE. Smaldino PE. Behav Brain Sci. 2014 Jun;37(3):281-95. doi: 10.1017/s0140525x13003531. Behav Brain Sci. 2014. PMID: 25101360

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