Fair point, but I note that the cooperative ability only increases fitness here because it boosts the individuals’ status, i.e. they are in a situation where status-jockeying and cooperative behavior are aligned. Of course it’s true that they _are_ often so aligned.
Fair point, but I note that the cooperative ability only increases fitness here because it boosts the individuals’ status, i.e. they are in a situation where status-jockeying and cooperative behavior are aligned. Of course it’s true that they _are_ often so aligned.