M. W. Feldman

The refinement paradox and cumulative cultural evolution: collective improvement in knowledge favors conformity, blind copying and hyper-credulity

The paper uses a computer tournament to show that refining knowledge can be advantageous initially but leads to conformity and blind copying in complex cultures.

Cultural transmission, competition for prey, and the evolution of cooperative hunting

This study models how cooperative hunting evolves through cultural transmission and competition for prey, finding that horizontal learning is essential for its spread.

Addictions may be driven by competition-induced microbiome dysbiosis

The paper models host-microbiome interactions to show how competition dynamics and microbiome diversity influence addiction relapse and dysbiosis.

Oblique Transmission, Conformity, and Preference in the Evolution of Altruism

This study examines how oblique and vertical cultural transmission, along with genetic transmission, affect the evolution of altruism under additive and multiplicative fitness assumptions.

Non-Vertical Cultural Transmission, Assortment, and the Evolution of Cooperation

The paper studies cultural evolution of cooperation under vertical and non-vertical transmission, finding conditions for cooperation and defection fixation, coexistence, and stable polymorphism.

Loss of genetic variation in the two-locus multiallelic haploid model

The paper demonstrates that in a two-locus multiallelic haploid model, monomorphism is a global attractor under specific fitness conditions, and no isolated equilibrium exists with unequal allele numbers.

Designing gene drives to limit spillover to non-target populations

This study uses mathematical models to show that differential-targeting gene drives can limit spillover to non-target populations, but only under specific parameter configurations and low migration rates.

Reconsidering the management paradigm of fragmented populations

The paper challenges the 'one migrant per generation' management paradigm for fragmented populations by highlighting trade-offs in genetic diversity and proposing alternative strategies.

Disease and introgression explain the long-lasting contact zone of Modern Humans and Neanderthals and its eventual destabilization

This paper proposes that disease dynamics and genetic introgression explain the long-lasting contact zone between Neanderthals and modern humans and its eventual destabilization.

Cryptic selection forces and dynamic heritability in generalized phenotypic evolution

The paper extends classical evolutionary dynamics by modeling phenotype distribution moments to capture complex selection forces and heritability dynamics in fitness landscapes.

Generation of Variation and Mean Fitness Increase: Necessity is the Mother of Genetic Invention

The paper shows that increasing variation in low-fitness individuals under constant selection raises mean population fitness, supporting the idea that necessity drives genetic innovation.

Evolution of vertical and oblique transmission under fluctuating selection

The paper analyzes the evolution of vertical and oblique cultural transmission under different selection regimes and finds that stable polymorphism conditions depend on selection dynamics and transmission rates.

Random Drift With A Determined Outcome: A Parsimonious Null Model OfNeanderthal Replacement By Modern Humans Via Neutral Species Drift

This paper proposes a neutral drift model to explain Neanderthal replacement by modern humans through migration, showing it aligns with archaeological evidence and cannot be rejected for a range of parameters.

Segregation lift: A general mechanism for the maintenance of polygenic variation under seasonally fluctuating selection.

The paper introduces a mechanism called segregation lift that explains how polygenic variation can be maintained under seasonally fluctuating selection by considering dominance and epistasis in multi-locus models.