The evolution of cooperation and altruism - A general framework and a classification of models

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1365-1376

  Lehmann, L ^a,b   Keller, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Altruism; Cooperation; Group selection; Kin selection; Punishment; Strong reciprocity

Indexed keywords

ALTRUISM; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GROUP SELECTION;

ALTRUISM; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COOPERATION; EVOLUTION; GENETIC SELECTION; HUMAN; REVIEW;

ALTRUISM; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; EVOLUTION; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SELECTION (GENETICS);

EID: 33747314412     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2006.01119.x     Document Type: Review

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