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by mitteldorf 4204 days ago
Yes, it is group selection, and group selection has been badly maligned for almost 50 years now. But a large body of literature confirms group selection. See David Wilson's book, Unto Others. Group selection is especially effective in the case of population dynamics. See Michael Gilpin's monograph, Group Selection in Predator-Prey Communities.

And the Demographic Theory has been validated in computer models http://mathforum.org/~josh/LogiSen-EER.pdf and http://mathforum.org/~josh/PRLS4Oikos.pdf