Cost, competition and information in communication between relatives

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 217, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 331-340

  Brilot, Ben O ^a   Johnstone, Rufus A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HONEST SIGNALING;

ARTICLE; COMPETITION; COST; INFORMATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REDUCTION; TELECOMMUNICATION;

EID: 0036402461     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jtbi.2002.3035     Document Type: Article

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