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Using the research on intergroup conflict in nonhuman animals to help inform patterns of human intergroup conflict

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 August 2019

Amanda R. Ridley Open the ORCID record for Amanda R. Ridley [Opens in a new window]  and
Melanie O. Mirville
Amanda R. Ridley
Affiliation:
Centre of Evolutionary Biology, School of Animal Biology, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Perth, WA 6009, Australia. Amanda.ridley@uwa.edu.au Melanie.mirville@research.uwa.edu.auwww.babbler-research.com
Melanie O. Mirville
Affiliation:
Centre of Evolutionary Biology, School of Animal Biology, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Perth, WA 6009, Australia. Amanda.ridley@uwa.edu.au Melanie.mirville@research.uwa.edu.auwww.babbler-research.com
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Abstract

There is a large body of research on conflict in nonhuman animal groups that measures the costs and benefits of intergroup conflict, and we suggest that much of this evidence is missing from De Dreu and Gross's interesting article. It is a shame this work has been missed, because it provides evidence for interesting ideas put forward in the article.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 42 , 2019 , e138
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