> [!infobox] <s class="aside-in"><em>mentioned in 8 evergreens, 1 source</em></s> #### [[What is the link between evolution and social behavior]] [[David Sloan Wilson]] would probably say that link is in [[group selection]]. According to him, [[Group selection solves the fundamental problem of social life]], being that it transfers social fitness into biological fitness through competition between groups. This is not just a theory of [[social behavior]], but also of [[natural selection]]. [[Highly integrated social control allows groups to act as adaptive units]] examines the way that [[social control]] effects fitness from cults to chromosomes, as well as exploring how eukaryotic cells are actually highly integrated groups of [[bacteria]]. While Wilson acknowledges that are still limits to the application of group selection, he would likely cite a connection between its effect on small scales to the existence of [[social behavior]]. This leads to:: [[Evolution can create systems capable of natural selection]] This explains:: [[Social control promotes highly altruistic behavior within groups]] as we can now see [[social control]] as a trait that [[Genetic evolution]] can select for. ### <hr class="footnote"/> **Status**:: #EVER/SEED *edited 7:35 AM - July 08, 2022* **Topics**:: [[Evolution]], [[group selection]], [[social control]]