J.-B. Andre

Human-environment feedback and the consistency of proenvironmental behaviour

This paper develops a mathematical model to show how social and environmental feedbacks can promote consistent proenvironmental behavior when neither factor alone can.

Nothing better to do? Environment quality and the evolution of cooperation by partner choice

The paper uses simulations to show that partner choice can evolve cooperation under specific environmental and resource conditions, but not in resource-scarce scenarios.

The emergence of cooperation by evolutionary generalization

This paper shows that reciprocal cooperation can emerge through evolutionary generalization, where cooperative behaviors and reward mechanisms evolve beyond their initial selection contexts.

Cultural evolution by capital accumulation

The paper models cultural knowledge as capital that accumulates through life history decisions, showing how it can drive cultural evolution via productivity, phenotypic plasticity, and division of labor.

Does extrinsic mortality accelerate the pace of life? A bare-bones approach

The paper clarifies misconceptions about extrinsic mortality's effect on life history by showing it influences pace of life through density-dependent competition, not just time constraints.

Environmental harshness is associated with lower investment in collective actions

The paper uses structural equation models to show that harsher environments in childhood and adulthood are linked to reduced collective action involvement through life-history strategy.

Why cooperation is not running away

The paper quantifies the evolution of cooperation under partner choice, showing that it can lead to either profitless escalation or socially optimal levels depending on partner switching costs.

Individual selection leads to collective efficiency through coordination

The paper shows that in a realistic coordination game, individuals evolve to adapt their behavior to partners, allowing collective efficiency despite an initial evolutionary trap.