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Chimpanzees, Warfare, and the Invention of Peace

Wilson, Michael L.·2013·War, Peace, and Human Nature
DOI 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199858996.003.0018
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This chapter reviews the evidence for warlike behavior in chimpanzees and discusses what these findings can tell us about human warfare. It begins with a review of the behavioral ecology of aggression, continues with an overview of the behavioral ecology of intergroup aggression in chimpanzees, and concludes with discussion of the implications for understanding the origins of war and prospects for peace in humans.

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Authors
Wilson, M. L.
Corresponding author
Wilson, Michael L.
ORCID
Wilson, Michael L.
Venue
War, Peace, and Human Nature
Publisher
Oxford University PressNew York
Published
2013-04-12
Pages
361-388
DOI
10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199858996.003.0018
OpenAlex
W2481970049
Cited by
133
References
137
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 39 · 2022: 14 · 2021: 18 · 2020: 20 · 2019: 18 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 5 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 4 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 1
FWCI
11.31
Type
book chapter
Language
en
Open access
closed
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics › Primate Behavior and Ecology
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Philosophy › Violence, Religion, and Philosophy
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
Keywords
chimpanzees, intergroup aggression, causes of war, primate social behavior, peace

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