Dynamic-persistence of cooperation in public good games when group size is dynamic

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 243, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 134-142

  Janssen, Marco A ^a   Goldstone, Robert L ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Evolution of cooperation; Group structure; Public good games

Indexed keywords

COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; EVOLUTION; FITNESS; GROUP BEHAVIOR; GROUP SIZE; KIN SELECTION; MASS EXTINCTION; MIGRATION; MUTATION; POPULATION SIZE;

ARTICLE; COOPERATION; FITNESS; KIN SELECTION; MIGRATION; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION MODEL; POPULATION SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES EXTINCTION; SPORT;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; EVOLUTION; GAME THEORY; GROUP PROCESSES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUTATION; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

EID: 33749055509     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2006.06.012     Document Type: Article

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