Rethinking the theoretical foundation of sociobiology.
Q Rev Biol
; 82(4): 327-48, 2007 Dec.
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| ID: mdl-18217526
Current sociobiology is in theoretical disarray, with a diversity of frameworks that are poorly related to each other Part of the problem is a reluctance to revisit the pivotal events that took place during the 1960s, including the rejection of group selection and the development of alternative theoretical frameworks to explain the evolution of cooperative and altruistic behaviors. In this article, we take a "back to basics" approach, explaining what group selection is, why its rejection was regarded as so important, and how it has been revived based on a more careful formulation and subsequent research. Multilevel selection theory (including group selection) provides an elegant theoretical foundation for sociobiology in the future, once its turbulent past is appropriately understood.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Seleção Genética
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Sociobiologia
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Evolução Biológica
Limite:
Animals
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Q Rev Biol
Ano de publicação:
2007
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos