Strong reciprocity or strong ferocity? A population genetic view of the evolution of altruistic punishment

American Naturalist

Volumn 170, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 21-36

  Lehmann, Laurent ^a   Rousset, François ^b   Roze, Denis ^c   Keller, Laurent ^d  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^c STATION BIOLOGIQUE   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Altruism; Cultural kinship; Cultural transmission; Genetic kinship; Punishment; Strong reciprocity

Indexed keywords

ALTRUISM; EVOLUTION; FITNESS; KINSHIP; POPULATION GENETICS; POPULATION STRUCTURE; RECIPROCITY;

ALTRUISM; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; EVOLUTION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETIC SELECTION; HUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION GENETICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUNISHMENT;

ALTRUISM; ANIMALS; EVOLUTION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETICS, POPULATION; HUMANS; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHENOTYPE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PUNISHMENT; SELECTION (GENETICS);

EID: 34250809521     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/518568     Document Type: Article

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