The evolution of cooperative breeding through group augmentation

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 268, Issue 1463, 2001, Pages 187-196

  Kokko, H ^a   Johnstone, R A ^a   Clutton Brock, T H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Altruism; Cooperative breeding; Delayed benefits; Delayed reciprocity; Eusociality; Kin selection

Indexed keywords

COOPERATIVE BREEDING; EVOLUTIONARILY STABLE STRATEGY; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY;

ALTRUISM; ARTICLE; BREEDING; EVOLUTION; EXPERIENCE; FITNESS; GENETIC SELECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SOCIAL STATUS; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0035931298     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2000.1349     Document Type: Article

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