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Chimpanzees, Warfare, and the Invention of Peace
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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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“Successful attacks on rival groups, however, potentially increase the territory size of the in-group and the reproductive output of its members (14, 15), thereby increasing fitness.”
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“Chimpanzee group defense is energetically costly in terms of reduced foraging and increased traveling (14), and risky, as it may lead to injury or death (10).”
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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
- 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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