Principles of Social Evolution (Oxford Series in Ecology and Evolution)

Demonstrates How Social Evolution Lies At The History Of Life, Shaping Biological Organization Across Different Taxa At All Hierarchical Levels. An Expanded View Of Social Evolution: The Biological Hierarchy, The Evolution Of Individuality, And The Major Evolutionary Transitions ; Strengths Of The 'major Transitions View' Of Evolution And Aims Of This Book ; Defining Major Evolutionary Transitions And Their Component Stages ; Inclusive Fitness Theory And The Evolution Of Cooperation ; Challenges Remaining In The Study Of Social Evolution ; Summary -- A Primer In Inclusive Fitness Theory: Hamilton's Rule And Relatedness ; The Effect Of Levels Of Relatedness On Evolvable Types Of Social Action ; Social Conflict And The Tragedy Of The Commons ; Assumptions Of Inclusive Fitness Theory ; The Value Of Inclusive Fitness Theory ; Summary -- The Major Transitions In Light Of Inclusive Fitness Theory: Egalitarian Versus Fraternal Major Transitions ; Conflict Resolution ; Life Cycles And The Major Transitions ; Summary --^ Social Group Formation: Pathways Of Social Group Formation ; Genetic Factors In Social Group Formation ; Ecological Factors In Social Group Formation ; Synergistic Factors In Social Group Formation ; Hamilton's Rule And Social Group Formation ; Summary -- Social Group Maintenance ; Limitation Of Exploitation : Principles And Processes ; Limitation Of Exploitation From Outside ; Limitation Of Exploitation From Inside : Self-limitation Through Negative Frequency-dependence ; Limitation Of Exploitation From Inside : Self-limitation Through Excessive Costs To The Group ; Limitation Of Exploitation From Inside : Limitation By Others Through Coercion ; Predicting The Outcome Of The Limitation Of Exploitation ; Summary --^ Social Group Transformation: The Size-complexity Hypothesis For Social Group Transformation ; Simple Versus Complex Social Groups ; External Drivers Leading To Greater Size In Social Groups ; Effect Of Increasing Size Of The Social Group On Group Complexity ; Self-reinforcing Social Evolution In Social Group Transformation ; The Size-complexity Hypothesis : Conclusions ; Summary -- Synthesis And Conclusions: The Principles Of Social Evolution : A Summing-up ; Open Questions In The Study Of Social Evolution ; The Next Major Transition ; Summary. Andrew F.g. Bourke. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 206-244) And Indexes.