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Credible signalling and social bonds: Ultimately drawing on the same idea
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 30 September 2021
Abstract
The hypotheses in both target articles rely implicitly on much the same logic. For a “social-bonding” device to make sense, there must be an underlying reason why an otherwise-arbitrary behaviour sustains alliances – namely, credible signals of one's value to partners. To illustrate our points, we draw on the parallels with supposed bonding behaviours in nonhuman animals.
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