The evolution of temporal patterns of selfishness, altruism, and group cohesion

American Naturalist

Volumn 152, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 102-113

  Day, Troy ^a   Taylor, Peter D ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Altruism; Control theory; Evolutionarily stable strategy; Inclusive fitness; Reproductive value; Selfishness

Indexed keywords

ALTRUISM; EVOLUTION; EVOLUTIONARILY STABLE STRATEGY; GROUP COHESION; SELFISHNESS; TEMPORAL PATTERN;

EID: 0031811257     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/286152     Document Type: Article

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