The selection of altruistic behaviour

Theory in Biosciences

Volumn 116, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 309-320

  Donato, R ^a   Peliti, L ^b,d   Serva, M ^c,e  

^a UNIVERSITÀ DI ROMA LA SAPIENZA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^d INFN SEZIONE DI NAPOLI   (Italy)

^e LABORATORI NAZIONALI DEL GRAN SASSO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Deme; Group selection; Kin selection; Phase transition; Quasispecies

Indexed keywords

ALTRUISM; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; EGO; NATURAL SELECTION; POPULATION MODEL;

ALTRUISM; GROUP SELECTION; MODELLING;

EID: 0031284789     PISSN: 14317613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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