The costs and benefits of resource sharing: Reciprocity requires resource heterogeneity

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1772-1782

  Whitlock, M C ^a   Davis, B H ^a   Yeaman, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Altruism; Benefits; Cooperation; Costs; Food sharing; Hamilton's rule; Kin selection; Reciprocal altruism

Indexed keywords

HETEROGENEITY; KIN SELECTION; MODEL; NICHE PARTITIONING; RECIPROCITY; REPRODUCTIVE COST;

ALTRUISM; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; EVOLUTION; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ALTRUISM; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; EVOLUTION; MODELS, THEORETICAL;

EID: 34547876106     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2007.01387.x     Document Type: Article

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