Group selection and the evolution of altruism

Oxford Economic Papers

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 307-330

  Cooper, Ben ^a   Wallace, Chris ^b  

^a Trinity College ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTRUISM; GROUP BEHAVIOR; PRISONER DILEMMA; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 1842681520     PISSN: 00307653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oep/gpf043     Document Type: Article

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