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Evolution: Social exclusion leads to cooperation
Social exclusion as a punishment strategy helps explain the evolution of cooperation, according to new IIASA research. More
Picky females promote biodiversity
A new study in Nature by IIASA and University of British Columbia researchers is the first to demonstrate that selective mating alone enables the long-term coexistence of species, given that the choosy mating behavior of females bears a cost and resources are not distributed evenly over space. More
IIASA study of public goods discussed in Nature
An IIASA study on how to use sanctions for protecting public goods, published in January in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, was praised in the journal Nature... More
How to protect public goods
Institutions charged with safeguarding public goods should combine optional participation in social contracts with penalties for freeloaders. More
IIASA co-organizes workshop on biodiversity theories
A workshop to integrate current theories of biodiversity and speciation was held 29–31 Aug in Keszthely, Hungary. More
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