Group selection is a proposed mechanism of evolution in which natural selection acts at the level of the group, instead of at the level of the individual...

Group Selection is a 1971 book edited by George C. Williams, containing papers written by biologists arguing against the view of group selection as a major...

Cultural group selection is an explanatory model within cultural evolution of how cultural traits evolve according to the competitive advantage they bestow...

Natural Selection was an American pop group, best known for their 1991 hit "Do Anything", which reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100. It also peaked...

Kin selection is a process whereby natural selection favours a trait due to its positive effects on the reproductive success of an organism's relatives...

potential of a group. In addition, the theory of group selection is inherently tied to Darwin's theory of natural selection. Specifically, that "group-related...

popularised the term "natural selection", contrasting it with artificial selection, which is intentional, whereas natural selection is not. Variation of traits...

self-replicating molecule, a gene, a cell, an organism, a group, or a species) that is subject to natural selection. There is debate among evolutionary biologists...

successive generations. It occurs when evolutionary processes such as natural selection and genetic drift act on genetic variation, resulting in certain characteristics...

Social selection, within social groups Selection (linguistics), the ability of predicates to determine the semantic content of their arguments Selection in...

focused on the organism and the group. The book builds upon the thesis of George C. Williams's Adaptation and Natural Selection (1966); it also popularized...

book Neural Darwinism introduced the public to the theory of neuronal group selection (TNGS), a theory that attempts to explain global brain function. TNGS...

Selection cutting, also known as selection system, is the silvicultural practice of harvesting trees in a way that moves a forest stand towards an uneven-aged...

control group should represent those at risk of becoming a case. Controls should come from the same population as the cases, and their selection should...

considered to be in the "shadow region" of selection." Group selection is based on the idea that all members of a given group will either succeed or fail together...

was best known for his advocacy of group selection, the theory that natural selection acts at the level of the group. He was born in Leeds on 4 July 1906...

section. The selection of level and group during the input of a character (e.g. by means of a shift key, an AltGr key, or a group selection key or key sequence)...

Selection bias is the bias introduced by the selection of individuals, groups, or data for analysis in such a way that proper randomization is not achieved...

to group selection theory, the opposite may occur at the group level where groups consisting of the more altruistic persons may outcompete groups consisting...

Species (or, more completely, On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life) is a...

notions of evolutionary progress, and criticizes contemporary models of group selection, including the theories of Alfred Emerson, A. H. Sturtevant, and to...

anglerfish) as organisms. If group selection occurs, then a group could be viewed as a superorganism, optimized by group adaptation. Another view is that...

alternative to the "group selection" theory emerged. This was the kin selection theory, due originally to W. D. Hamilton. Kin selection is an instance of...

This is a list of astronauts by year of selection: people selected to train for a human spaceflight program to command, pilot, or serve as a crew member...

increasing the survival rate of the herd. This would be an instance of group selection, a theory heavily criticized by evolutionary biologists. A socially...

Operations Command's 75th Ranger Regiment and U.S. Army Special Forces, though selection is open to other special operations and conventional units across the...

1986. Evolution Through Group Selection. Blackwell. ISBN 0-632-01541-1 Maynard Smith, J. (1964). "Group selection and kin selection". Nature. 201 (4924):...

beneficial to the group as a whole; thus, it was seen by some to support the group selection theory. Another interpretation is kin selection: if the males...

Staff Selection Commission (SSC) is an organisation under the Government of India to recruit staff for various posts in the various ministries and departments...

based on natural selection has led to better adaptation and survival in various environments. Latella, Matthew (1994). "Rethinking Groupism: An Alternative...