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Overview

Laurent Lehmann is affiliated with the University of Lausanne in Switzerland. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily focusing on Social Sciences and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. The scientist has contributed extensively to subfields including Sociology and Political Science, Genetics, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology.

The main topics addressed in Lehmann's work include:

  • Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation
  • Evolution and Genetic Dynamics
  • Mathematical and Theoretical Epidemiology and Ecology Models
  • Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
  • Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies
  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Plant and animal studies

Laurent Lehmann's publication record includes papers in a variety of well-regarded venues. Frequent publication outlets are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Theoretical Biology
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • The American Naturalist
  • Theoretical Population Biology

Recent papers by Lehmann include:

  • The evolution of altruism and the serial rediscovery of the role of relatedness (2020) - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Invasion implies substitution in ecological communities with class-structured populations (2020) - Theoretical Population Biology
  • Cooperation in large-scale human societies-What, if anything, makes it unique, and how did it evolve? (2021) - Evolutionary Anthropology Issues News and Reviews
  • Underappreciated features of cultural evolution (2021) - Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • The components of directional and disruptive selection in heterogeneous group-structured populations (2020) - Journal of Theoretical Biology

Frequent coauthors working with Lehmann comprise:

  • Charles Mullon
  • Tadeas Priklopil
  • Claus Rueffler
  • Laurent Keller
  • Piret Avila

Best Publications

  • The evolution of cooperation and altruism – a general framework and a classification of models

    L. Lehmann;L. Lehmann;L. Keller

  • SAK/PLK4 is required for centriole duplication and flagella development.

    M. Bettencourt-Dias;A. Rodrigues-Martins;L. Carpenter;M. Riparbelli

  • The Population Genetics of Clonal and Partially Clonal Diploids

    François Balloux;François Balloux;Laurent Lehmann;Thierry de Meeûs

  • Inclusive fitness theory and eusociality

    Patrick Abbot;Jun Abe;John Alcock;Samuel Alizon

  • Group selection and kin selection: Two concepts but one process

    Laurent Lehmann;Laurent Keller;Stuart West;Denis Roze

  • How life history and demography promote or inhibit the evolution of helping behaviours

    Laurent Lehmann;François Rousset

  • Inbreeding Avoidance through Kin Recognition: Choosy Females Boost Male Dispersal

    Laurent Lehmann;Nicolas Perrin

  • The genetical theory of social behaviour

    Laurent Lehmann;François Rousset

  • Is Sociality Driven by the Costs of Dispersal or the Benefits of Philopatry? A Role for Kin‐Discrimination Mechanisms

    Nicolas Perrin;Laurent Lehmann

  • POPULATION DEMOGRAPHY AND THE EVOLUTION OF HELPING BEHAVIORS

    Laurent Lehmann;Nicolas Perrin;François Rousset

  • THE ADAPTIVE DYNAMICS OF NICHE CONSTRUCTING TRAITS IN SPATIALLY SUBDIVIDED POPULATIONS: EVOLVING POSTHUMOUS EXTENDED PHENOTYPES

    Laurent Lehmann

  • Cultural transmission can inhibit the evolution of altruistic helping.

    Laurent Lehmann;Marcus W. Feldman;Kevin R. Foster

  • Molecular epidemiology of clonal diploids: a quick overview and a short DIY (do it yourself) notice.

    Thierry De Meeûs;Laurent Lehmann;François Balloux

  • Strong reciprocity or strong ferocity? A population genetic view of the evolution of altruistic punishment.

    Laurent Lehmann;François Rousset;Denis Roze;Laurent Keller

  • The evolution of trans-generational altruism: kin selection meets niche construction.

    L. Lehmann

  • The evolution of helping and harming on graphs: the return of the inclusive fitness effect.

    L. Lehmann;L. Keller;David J. T. Sumpter

  • An evolutionary model explaining the Neolithic transition from egalitarianism to leadership and despotism

    Simon T. Powers;Laurent Lehmann

  • War and the evolution of belligerence and bravery

    Laurent Lehmann;Marcus W Feldman

  • How institutions shaped the last major evolutionary transition to large-scale human societies

    Simon T. Powers;Carel P. van Schaik;Laurent Lehmann

  • The evolution of altruism and the serial rediscovery of the role of relatedness

    Tomas Kay;Laurent Keller;Laurent Lehmann

  • An evolutionary analysis of the relationship between spite and altruism.

    Laurent Lehmann;Katja Bargum;M Reuter

Frequent Co-Authors

Laurent Keller
Laurent Keller University of Lausanne
François Rousset
François Rousset University of Montpellier
Marcus W. Feldman
Marcus W. Feldman Stanford University
Francois Balloux
Francois Balloux University College London
Jörgen W. Weibull
Jörgen W. Weibull Stockholm School of Economics
Nicolas Perrin
Nicolas Perrin University of Lausanne
Redouan Bshary
Redouan Bshary University of Neuchâtel
Kevin R. Foster
Kevin R. Foster University of Oxford
Timm Faulwasser
Timm Faulwasser Hamburg University of Technology
Noah A. Rosenberg
Noah A. Rosenberg Stanford University

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