Evolution in group-structured populations can resolve the tragedy of the commons

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 273, Issue 1593, 2006, Pages 1477-1481

  Killingback, Timothy ^a   Bieri, Jonas ^b   Flatt, Thomas ^c  

^a William and Mary   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Evolution of cooperation; Group structured populations; Public goods game; Tragedy of the commons

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; HUNTING; KIN SELECTION; MODEL TEST; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PUBLIC GOODS;

ARTICLE; COOPERATION; EVOLUTION; GROUP STRUCTURE; KIN SELECTION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNISHMENT; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GAME;

ANIMALIA;

ANIMALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; EVOLUTION; GAME THEORY; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

EID: 33746234827     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2006.3476     Document Type: Article

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