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Making war not love

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Fiercest warriors in Amazon tribe left fewer descendants.

The most warlike men in an Amazonian tribe fathered fewer children than their milder fellows, say researchers. The finding shows that bellicosity need not always have evolutionary advantages, and that the social consequences of violence depend on cultural context.

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  1. Beckerman, S. et al. Proc. Natl Acad. Sci. USA 10.1073/pnas.0901431106 (2009).

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