Altruism as a signal - Zahavi's alternative to kin selection and reciprocity

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 108-115

  Wright, Jonathan ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0032965953     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3677250     Document Type: Review

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