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Group selection versus group adaptation

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Figure 1: Individual versus group optima.

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L.G., J.D.J.G. and T.B. authored this paper; L.G. performed statistical analyses.

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Gardner, A. Group selection versus group adaptation. Nature 524, E3–E4 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature14596

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