Hunter-gatherers maintain assortativity in cooperation despite high-levels of residential change and mixing

Abstract excerpt

<h4>SUMMARY</h4> Widespread cooperation is a defining feature of human societies from hunter-gatherer bands to nation states. But explaining its evolution remains a challenge. While positive assortment – of cooperators with cooperators – is recognized as a basic requirement for the evolution of cooperation, the mechanisms governing assortment are debated. Moreover, the social structure of modern hunter-gatherers,...

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• Biological Evolution
• Cooperative Behavior
• Decision Making
• Game Theory
• Interpersonal Relations
• Models, Statistical
• Phenotype
• Time Factors

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Literature Corpus work

ffae6fb0-32b0-5882-b139-a9c3c22e41a8

DOI

10.1101/313064