Evolution of indirect reciprocity by social information: The role of trust and reputation in evolution of altruism

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 223, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 523-531

  Mohtashemi, Mojdeh ^a   Mui, Lik ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Collective memory; Growth; Order; Reciprocity; Reputation; Social information; Trust

Indexed keywords

ALTRUISM; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; EVOLUTION; RECIPROCITY;

ALTRUISM; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EVOLUTION; GROUP PSYCHOLOGY; INFORMATION; MEMORY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

EID: 0037704556     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5193(03)00143-7     Document Type: Article

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