2015
DOI: 10.1163/1568539x-00003241
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Coalitions in theory and reality: a review of pertinent variables and processes

Abstract: Coalitions and alliances are ubiquitous in humans and many other mammals, being part of the fabric of complex social systems. Field biologists and ethologists have accumulated a vast amount of data on coalition and alliance formation, while theoretical biologists have developed modelling approaches. With the accumulation of empirical data and sophisticated theory, we are now potentially able to answer a host of questions about how coalitions emerge and are maintained in a population over time, and how the psyc… Show more

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“…Just the threat of being the target of a coalition by signalling recruitment to another male has been found to lead to a changeover in consort male identity (Bissonnette et al, 2011). Yet, coalitions do not always happen in a sexual context where consort changeover leads to direct access to females (Berghänel et al, 2010;Young et al, 2014b;Bissonnette et al, 2015). Without female presence coalitions can still indirectly affect variation of mating success in a group and thus can be seen as a pre-mating strategy to improve future success by intimidation of opponents (Berghänel et al, 2010).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Just the threat of being the target of a coalition by signalling recruitment to another male has been found to lead to a changeover in consort male identity (Bissonnette et al, 2011). Yet, coalitions do not always happen in a sexual context where consort changeover leads to direct access to females (Berghänel et al, 2010;Young et al, 2014b;Bissonnette et al, 2015). Without female presence coalitions can still indirectly affect variation of mating success in a group and thus can be seen as a pre-mating strategy to improve future success by intimidation of opponents (Berghänel et al, 2010).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…There is a substantial body of theoretical work on within-group conflicts in which dominant individuals ('leaders') participate in or are targets of coalitionary attacks [49,50]. Coalitions can strongly affect the power of both dominant and subordinate individuals.…”
Section: Within-group Conflictmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Such 'mutualisms' -for the purpose of collective defence, or collaborative hunting -are widespread in nature (Bissonnette et al, 2015;Boinski & Garber, 2000;Boos, Kolbe, Kappeler, & Ellwart, 2011;Harcourt & Waal, 1992), and are an ancient and recurrent feature of human social life (Alvard, 2001;Wrangham, 1999). This process has led, in humans, to a psychology that forms and maintains groups (clubs, gangs, clans, sects, nations, and so on), and acts to promote their interests (sometimes at the expense of rival groups) (Balliet, Wu, & De Dreu, 2014).…”
Section: Mutualism: People Will Be Kind To Members Of Their Communitiesmentioning
confidence: 99%