araneae comments on What is the group selection debate? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: araneae 02 November 2010 11:01:50PM 1 point [-]

I suppose I should have said, "where group selection works in nature."

From the paper you cited: "Unlike these closed laboratory populations, populations in nature would often be open to emigration." Evidence of group selection occurring or having occurred in real populations has never been observed.