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I believe there was a study that showed a mix of behaviors because populations with cooperative individuals out-compete in plentiful times and selfish individua

I believe there was a study that showed a mix of behaviors because populations with cooperative individuals out-compete in plentiful times and selfish individuals out-compete in scarce times. Hard to Google now because of selfish gene theory.

wussboy 2y ago
D.S. Wilson did a lot of work in that area.
- drcwpl 2y ago
  Yes, especially his A theory of group selection https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC432258/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC432258/