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A Dictionary of Zoology | 1999 | | Copyright

selfish herd A theory proposed in 1971 by W. D. Hamilton according to which the risk to an individual of predation is reduced if that individual places another individual between itself and the predator. When many individuals behave in this way an aggregation is the inevitable result and, because the risk is least near the centre and greatest at the edge, individuals of high social status will tend to occupy the centre and subordinate individuals will be pushed to the edge.

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A Dictionary of Ecology | 2004 | | Copyright

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Free newspaper and magazine articles

	Using a geographic information system to address the "selfish herd"... Magazine article from: Proceedings of the North Dakota Academy of Science; 4/1/2001
	The origins of Virtue: Human Instincts and the Evolution of Cooperation. Magazine article from: Reason; 11/1/1997
	RECORD VIEW:So stupid, so selfish.(Leader) Newspaper article from: Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland); 4/17/2001