Multilevel selection and the partitioning of covariance: A comparison of three approaches

Evolution

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 486-494

  Okasha, Samir ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Altruism; Contextual analysis; Covariance; Group selection; Multilevel selection; Price's equation

Indexed keywords

COVARIANCE ANALYSIS; EVOLUTION; GROUP SELECTION; NATURAL SELECTION;

EID: 1842475905     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0014-3820.2004.tb01672.x     Document Type: Article

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