Stochastic group selection model for the evolution of altruism

Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications

Volumn 268, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 257-268

  Silva, Ana T C ^a   Fontanari, J F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBABILITY; RANDOM PROCESSES; SET THEORY;

ALTRUISM; GROUP SELECTION MODEL; PARASITE HOST SYSTEM;

STATISTICAL MECHANICS;

EID: 0032647314     PISSN: 03784371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4371(99)00065-5     Document Type: Article

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