In the light of evolution V: Cooperation and conflict

摘要

This paper serves as an introduction to the fifth in a series of Colloquia under the general title "In the Light of Evolution" (ILE; see Box 1). Papers from the first four colloquia in the "In the Light of Evolution" series, titled "Adaptation and Complex Design," "Biodiversity and Extinction," "Two Centuries of Darwin," and "The Human Condition," are rets. 1-4, respectively. The current volume explores recent developments in the study of cooperation and conflict, ranging from the level of the gene to societies and symbioses.