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and the level of group (or meme). It is a special case of [[Multilevel Selection|multilevel selection]], where two processes of [[Natural Selection|natural selection]] interact with each other. In group selection, different forms of replicators support each other: genes increase the fitness of the memes in the groups of the individuals, and memes increase in turn the fitness of genes in their groups. | and the level of group (or meme). It is a special case of [[Multilevel Selection|multilevel selection]], where two processes of [[Natural Selection|natural selection]] interact with each other. In group selection, different forms of replicators support each other: genes increase the fitness of the memes in the groups of the individuals, and memes increase in turn the fitness of genes in their groups. | ||
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* Nicholas S. Thompson, [http://www.behavior.org/journals_BP/2000/thompson.pdf Shifting the Natural Selection Metaphor to the Group Level], Behavior and Philosophy, 28, 83-101 (2000) | * Nicholas S. Thompson, [http://www.behavior.org/journals_BP/2000/thompson.pdf Shifting the Natural Selection Metaphor to the Group Level], Behavior and Philosophy, 28, 83-101 (2000) | ||
* David S. Wilson & | * David S. Wilson & Elliott Sober, [http://www.bbsonline.org/Preprints/OldArchive/bbs.wilson.html Reintroducing group selection to the human behavioral sciences], Behavioral and Brain Sciences 17 (4) (1994) 585-654 | ||
[[Category:Basic Principles]] [[Category:Evolutionary Principles]] | [[Category:Basic Principles]] [[Category:Evolutionary Principles]] | ||
Revision as of 16:44, 11 February 2011
Group selection describes the interaction of two distinct evolutionary processes on two different scales: the level of the gene, and the level of group (or meme). It is a special case of multilevel selection, where two processes of natural selection interact with each other. In group selection, different forms of replicators support each other: genes increase the fitness of the memes in the groups of the individuals, and memes increase in turn the fitness of genes in their groups.
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- Wikipedia Entry for Group Selection
- Nicholas S. Thompson, Shifting the Natural Selection Metaphor to the Group Level, Behavior and Philosophy, 28, 83-101 (2000)
- David S. Wilson & Elliott Sober, Reintroducing group selection to the human behavioral sciences, Behavioral and Brain Sciences 17 (4) (1994) 585-654
