title: Cultural group selection is plausible, but the predictions of its hypotheses should be tested with real-world data.
abstract: The evidence compiled in the target article demonstrates that the assumptions of cultural group selection (CGS) theory are often met, and it is therefore a useful framework for generating plausible hypotheses. However, more can be said about how we can test the predictions of CGS hypotheses against competing explanations using historical, archaeological, and anthropological data.
authors: Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269. peter.turchin@uconn.edu http://cliodynamics.info
authors: Peter
authors: P
authors: Turchin
authors: Centre for Ecology & Conservation, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, Penryn Campus,Cornwall, TR10 9FE, United Kingdom. T.Currie@exeter.ac.uk http://biosciences.exeter.ac.uk/staff/index.php?web_id=Thomas_Currie
authors: Thomas E
authors: TE
authors: Currie
mesh_terms: D001106:Archaeology; D006801:Humans; D012919:Social Behavior