Sentences with phrase «multilevel selection»

«Multilevel selection» theories that would include forms of group selection have also had a resurgence, championed by biologists such as David Sloan Wilson of Binghamton University, but they remain contentious.

Mark van Vugt embraces the application of the evolutionary theory of multilevel selection in economics (23 November, p 30).

This is why evolutionary biologists prefer to work with inclusive fitness rather than multilevel selection.

Humans are different because we seem to have true multilevel selection (pdf).

Not exact matches

This study is one of the first to show multilevel natural selection which is when traits of a group, such as a herd or flock, influence the success of individuals, said Fisher.

Building on these ideas, we used rich data on selection into and out of neighborhoods to formulate a cross-classified multilevel model designed to estimate causal effects when contextual treatments, outcomes, and confounders all potentially vary over time (32, 33, 48).