But later on, Michael J. Wade went out and actually created in the laboratory the nigh-impossible conditions for group selection. Wade repeatedly selected insect subpopulations for low population numbers. Did the insects evolve to restrain their breeding, and live in quiet peace with enough food for all, as the group selectionists had envisioned?
No; the adults adapted to cannibalize eggs and larvae, especially female larvae.
What would have happened if Wade had also repeatedly selected subpopulations for not doing that?
What would have happened if Wade had also repeatedly selected subpopulations for not doing that?