Integrating cooperative breeding into theoretical concepts of cooperation

Behavioural Processes

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 61-72

  Bergmüller, Ralph ^a   Johnstone, Rufus A ^b   Russell, Andrew F ^c   Bshary, Redouan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Altruistic behaviour; Cooperative breeding; Evolution; Group augmentation; Pay to stay; Prestige; Reciprocity

Indexed keywords

ALTRUISM; COOPERATIVE BREEDING; EVOLUTION; RECIPROCITY; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; THEORETICAL STUDY;

ALTRUISM; COOPERATION; COOPERATIVE BREEDING; EVOLUTION; INVESTMENT; KIN SELECTION; LITERATURE; NATURAL SELECTION; PROGENY; PUNISHMENT; REVIEW; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ALTRUISM; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; HELPING BEHAVIOR; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 34648834780     PISSN: 03766357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beproc.2007.07.001     Document Type: Review

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