Are the pathogens of out-groups really more dangerous?

Micheal De Barra; Val Curtis

doi:10.1017/S0140525X11000975

Are the pathogens of out-groups really more dangerous?

Micheal De Barra, Val Curtis

Health Services Research Unit (HSRU)

London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

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Abstract

We question the plausibility of Fincher & Thornhill’s (F&T’s)argument that localised pathogen-host coevolution leads to out-groups having pathogens more damaging than those infecting one’s own family or religious group

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	85-86
Number of pages	2
Journal	Behavioral and Brain Sciences
Volume	35
Issue number	2
Early online date	31 Jan 2012
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X11000975
Publication status	Published - Apr 2012

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