NCEAS Project 10961
A life-history theory of animal groups
- Michael E. Hochberg
| Activity | Dates | Further Information |
|---|---|---|
| Sabbatical Fellow | 1st July—31st August 2006 | Participant List |
| Sabbatical Fellow | 8th—11th March 2007 | Participant List |
| Sabbatical Fellow | 1st June—31st August 2007 | Participant List |
Abstract
I will employ ecological, evolutionary and economic approaches towards a life-history theory of social groups. This theory will account for group formation, member recruitment, and eventual decline. Key to this approach will be explaining the establishment and maintenance of cooperative contracts among subsets of individuals, and the differential accumulation of resources (or wealth) within groups. The results will be of interest to researchers working on animal societies and in its most complex rendition the theory will apply to certain human social groups.
| Type | Products of NCEAS Research |
|---|---|
| Presentations | Hochberg, Michael E. 2008. Evolution of multicellularity via the reproductive specialization of cheaters. University of Montpellier II. France. |
| Report or White Paper | Hochberg, Michael E.; Rankin, Daniel J.; Taborsky, Michael. 2008. The coevolution of cooperation and dispersal in social groups and its implications for the emergence of multicellularity. Santa Fe Institute Working Paper 08-08-032. |
| Journal Article | Hochberg, Michael E.; Rankin, Daniel J.; Taborsky, Michael. 2008. The coevolution of cooperation and dispersal in social groups and its implications for the emergence of multicellularity. BMC Evolutionary Biology. Vol: 8(238). |