Modelling social evolution: The relative merits and limitations of a Hamilton's rule-based approach

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1419-1422

  Wenseleers, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTRUISM; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COOPERATION; EVOLUTION; GAME; GENETIC SELECTION; HUMAN; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; NOTE; SOCIOBIOLOGY;

ALTRUISM; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; EVOLUTION; GAME THEORY; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; SELECTION (GENETICS); SOCIOBIOLOGY;

EID: 33747229085     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2006.01144.x     Document Type: Note

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