Cooperation and punishment, especially in humans

American Naturalist

Volumn 164, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 753-764

  Gardner, Andy ^a   West, Stuart A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Human evolution; Kin selection; Neighbor modulated fitness; Policing; Public goods game; Repression of competition

Indexed keywords

ALTRUISM; CRIME; KINSHIP; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 11944254560     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/425623     Document Type: Article

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