Credible threats and promises

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 357, Issue 1427, 2002, Pages 1607-1616

  McNamara, John M ^a   Houston, Alasdair I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Commitment; Cooperation; Desertion; Information about intentions; Threats and promises; Trust

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0037195947     PISSN: 09628436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2002.1069     Document Type: Article

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